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Rokugatsu no hebi (2002)

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Overview

Director:
Shinya Tsukamoto
Writer:
Shinya Tsukamoto (writer)
Release Date:
13 June 2003 (UK) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
Issho ni, jigoku ni ikimashô
Plot:
A man and woman fall into an erotic nightmare when they are stalked by a disturbed man. | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Not many films get so incomprehensible yet hold your attention more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Asuka Kurosawa ... Rinko Tatsumi
Yuji Kohtari ... Shigehiko (as Yuji Koutari)
Shinya Tsukamoto ... Iguchi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mansaku Fuwa
Tomoko Matsumoto
Shûji Ôtsuki
Tomorowo Taguchi
Susumu Terajima
Masato Tsujioka
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Snake of June (Canada: English title) (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity and some violence.
Runtime:
77 min | Canada:77 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
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Company:
Kaijyu Theater more

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11 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
Not many films get so incomprehensible yet hold your attention, 27 March 2004
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Author: gray4 from Somerset, England

When I learned the A Snake of June was made by the director of Tetsuo, I almost turned it off. I'm glad I didn't because Snake is a lot more interesting and somewhat more comprehensible - but that is only relative. The story starts off reasonably straightforwardly, following phone-counsellor Rinko at work and at home with her unresponsive husband Shigehiko. For the first half it is an exciting erotic thriller, complete with blackmailer.

The introduction of cancer - a transformation of the flesh echoing the techno transformations of Tetsuo - leads into new territory. The focus shifts from Rinko to Shigehiko after one of the most erotic scenes in mainstream cinema. And then it lost me. There are some sado-masochistic similarities to Cronenberg's 'Crash' with its three-way interactions. The scenes between husband and blackmailer are increasingly surrealistic. They may be dreams or fantasies: if not some scenes are comically preposterous. But however incomprehensible the film becomes it is made so well that attention never flags. The urban setting in rainy season Japan is filmed in a blue-tinged monochrome, and the constant rain is used with great effect as a significant 'player' in the film. In hindsight, well worth watching, even though I suspect that the sub-titles do not do justice to the film's complexities.

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