Strange Circus (2005)
- Original title
- 奇妙なサーカス
- Directed by
- Sion Sono
- Genre
- horror film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- R18+
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 213 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A novelist writes a story about a family destroyed by incest, abuse, and violence. A young man who helps her tries to uncover if the story is based on her own past.
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What happens
Strange Circus (Japanese: 奇妙なサーカス, Hepburn: Kimyō na sākasu) is a 2005 Japanese horror drama film written and directed by Sion Sono. A narrated fiction presents the story of school principal Ozawa Gozo, who rapes his daughter, Mitsuko, after she sees her parents having sex. Her mother Sayuri witnesses the rape. Gozo now rapes both of them as he pleases, while his family is undermined by incest, suicide, and murder. This narrative is contained within a frame story written by wheelchair-using novelist Taeko. Taeko is assisted by Yuji, a young man who secretly seeks to uncover the possible origins of this story within Taeko's past, and to learn the mysteries of a locked room in her apartment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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