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Kimyô na sâkasu (2005) -- A young, sexually-abused adolescent comes to believe she has transformed into her dead mother

Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   593 votes
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Director:
Sion Sono
Writer:
Sion Sono (written by)
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Release Date:
6 March 2007 (USA) more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
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Cast

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Masumi Miyazaki ... Mitsuko / Sayuri / Taeko
Issei Ishida ... Yuji
Rie Kuwana ... Young Mitsuko
Mai Takahashi ... Young Mitsuko
Fujiko
Madame Regine
Tomorowo Taguchi
Hiroshi Ohguchi ... Gozo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yûya Ishikawa
Fumie Nakashima ... Nurse
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Strange Circus (International: English title)
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Runtime:
108 min | USA:84 min (cut version)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Japan:R-18 | South Korea:18
Filming Locations:
Japan
Company:
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Fun Stuff

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The house the film uses as a set is a real house. Director Sion Sono asked its owners for permission to shoot inside it. more

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13 out of 19 people found the following comment useful:-
..., 20 November 2006
8/10
Author: dead-valley from United States

Being as there is only 1 current review (as of November 2006), and a bad one at that, I feel compelled to write something. If you like to have a director mess with you, don't pass this one up. I'm not sure that this tops 2002's Suicide Circle (or Suicide Club) from Sono, but it's up there. I won't go into the plot here, but if you're into psychological thrillers or even more specifically the recent Asian stuff with those lovable twists like Takashi Miike's Audition or Chanwook Park's Oldboy (which I thought was overrated, though still good), this here's for you. Definitely not for those who would be offended by an underage actress involved in explicit scenes. What else? The cinematography in the first half is good too, as there are some nice shots during the horrific atmosphere of the story of Michuko. The 2nd half is all about the *unfolding* so to speak. I definitely need to watch it again.

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