Midori, is a young, and vibrant girl who enjoys her school and classes, but after her mother became very ill, and their dad evaded contact with her, her mom dies from her ailments. Midori is then tricked by a circus producer to enter his funfair, where she is consistently raped and abused by the circus folk, but when she is on the edge of giving up hope, she is acquainted by a dwarf, and her whole world changes. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.6/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1992 | |
Runtime: | 47 min | |
Genres: | Animation Drama Horror | |
Countries: | Japan | |
Companies: | Kiryûkan | |
Cast: | Minako Naka Norihiko Morishita Keinosuke Okamoto | |
Crew: | Hiroshi Harada Suehiro Maruo | |
This movie is grotesque. And what is truly grotesque is that after a little bit of research you find out that this story (and/or variations thereof) was/is? quite popular in Japanese street theater.
Imagine Robin Hood or punch and judy but instead of robbery and domestic violence it’s all the about other forms of human depravity like rape, physical and physiological abuse, hebephilia, pedophilia and other uncommon sexual fetishes and all of it played out on a street corner for anyone to see.
I can only think that the reason this became so popular was because the conditions were so horrid that people would watch this and say to themselves, it could be worse.
thats the best reccomendation to not watch anything i have ever heard, thanks
Fascinating storyboard style animation that begs the question, who are the real freaks, the people in the show or the ones who come to see the spectacle and then if not amply rewarded heckle it ?
Mature content and disturbing subject matter should be a label on this movie.