Episode
Junji Ito Collection: Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes To Town
Overview
In Honored Ancestors a young girl struggles with the strange relationship her boyfriend has with his extended family. And in the second story, a traveling circus provides its audience with uniquely deadly thrills and chills.
Details
- Series
- Junji Ito Collection
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2018-02-23
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Honored Ancestors / The Circus Comes To Town is Episode 8 in Season 1 of Junji Ito Collection. It aired on 2018-02-23. The runtime is 23 min.
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