Japan Synopsis
奇妙なサーカス
“Reality is the mystery…”
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Strange Circus. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Sedic
Mystery + Horror in Japan
60 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Strange Circus itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
Strange Circus holds position #129 of 347 Japan films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Strange Circus premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1775th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
162 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (83th percentile) outruns trending popularity (54th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Strange Circus, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- principal · 2
- incest · 17
- child abuse · 15
- japan · 454
- gore · 51
- parent child relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,745 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Mystery productions specifically: #178 of 426 (top 42%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Sedic |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | December 24, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0492784 |