A Snake of June

2002 film by Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto
Shin-Ichi Kawahara

CinematographyShinya TsukamotoEdited by

Shinya Tsukamoto
Zenya Ohara

Music byChu Ishikawa

Production
company

Kaijyu Theater

Release dates

September 1, 2002 (2002-09-01) (Venice)
May 24, 2003 (2003-05-24) (Japan)

Running time

77 minutesCountryJapanLanguageJapanese

A Snake of June (Japanese: 六月の蛇, Rokugatsu no hebi)^[1] is a 2002 Japanese erotic thriller film written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto.^[2] His seventh film, it is notable for its monochrome blue cinematography tinted in post production. It won the Kinematrix Film Award and the San Marco Special Jury Award at the 59th Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Set in an unnamed Japanese metropolis, the film tells the tale of shy career woman, Rinko, and Shigehiko, her hygiene-obsessed, workaholic husband. The couple explore their sexuality in a number of ways, causing their lives to be disrupted.

Cast

Asuka Kurosawa as Rinko Tatsumi
Yuji Kohtari as Shigehiko (as Yuji Koutari)
Shinya Tsukamoto as Iguchi
Masato Tsujioka
Susumu Terajima
Tomorowo Taguchi
Shūji Ōtsuki
Tomoko Matsumoto
Mansaku Fuwa

References

^ Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-8108-5795-7.
^ Fujiki, Hideaki; Phillips, Alastair, eds. (2020). The Japanese Cinema Book. British Film Institute. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-8445-7678-4.