Rokugatsu no hebi (2002)

A man and woman fall into an erotic nightmare when they are stalked by a disturbed man.

Director:

Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Writer:

Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Stars:

Asuka Kurosawa, Yûji Kôtari, Shin'ya Tsukamoto

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Asuka Kurosawa	...	Rinko Tatsumi
Yûji Kôtari	...	Shigehiko (as Yuji Koutari)
Shin'ya Tsukamoto	...	Iguchi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yukino Asai
Hira Dezu
Kôichi Fujita
Takehiro Fukuhara
Tomoya Fukumoto
Mansaku Fuwa
Teruko Hanahara
Kiyoto Harada
Daisuke Hatori
Noboru Inoue
Tarô Iwate
Shinji Kai

Storyline

Rinku is a suicide-prevention counselor, living with her husband Shigehiko. He's older than she, scrubbing things constantly, sexually indifferent. They sleep apart. During Tokyo's rainy season, Iguchi, a photographer Rinku has counseled by phone, sends her pictures he has taken through her skylight: she's wearing a short skirt, masturbating. He offers her the negatives if she'll follow his instructions. She's humiliated and agrees. He tells her he's only giving her license to express her inner desires. He sends her into the night to walk on the wild side. Then, she asks a favor of him, and soon her husband receives phone calls and photographs. Where will this triangle lead?

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Plot Keywords:

cancer | photograph | vibrator | woman with glasses | written and directed by cast member | 

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Taglines:

Issho ni, jigoku ni ikimashô

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official [Japan] Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 June 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Snake of June

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kaijyu Theater

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min 77 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

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Another absolute stormer from the man who melted my brain with the excellence of Tetsuo as a teenager to such an extent that I had to pull it out and iron it and put it back in again. Then I went and saw Hiruko The Goblin. Ow....then Shinya popped up acting in Ichi The Killer a couple of years ago and I was reminded once more what a sick, deep and utterly vital gentleman he is. This is his take on the erotic thriller, and is fairly restrained by his standards and all the better for it. OK he does strangle a man with a metal penis at one stage, but one would feel let down without at least a touch of the old body horror. Actually this film has plenty of that, but it's more acutely concerned with a (sadly) more everyday disease that the fetishishic, grim techno porn of his earlier work. interesting performances, utterly compulsive storyline and busy, atmospheric camera-work would recommend this film to anyone fond of the director, and to a wider audience too one hopes.