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Strange Circus

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IMDB ID: tt0492784

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The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.

Japanese

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Rie Kuwana

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Masumi Miyazaki

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Seiko Iwaido

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Issei Ishida

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Fujiko

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Madamu Rejînu

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Tomorowo Taguchi

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Hiroshi Ohguchi

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Yuya Ishikawa

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Mame Yamada

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Sion Sono

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Sion Sono

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