A Snake of June

A Snake of June
Japanese Poster
Directed by	Shinya Tsukamoto
Produced by	Shinya Tsukamoto Shin-Ichi Kawahara
Written by	Shinya Tsukamoto
Music by	Chu Ishikawa
Cinematography	Shinya Tsukamoto
Edited by	Shinya Tsukamoto
Release dates	September 1, 2002 (2002-09-01) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time	77 minutes
Language	Japanese

A Snake of June (Japanese: 六月の蛇, Rokugatsu no hebi) is a Japanese movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. His seventh film, it is notable for its striking monochrome blue cinematography tinted in post production. It won the Kinematrix Film Award and the San Marco Special Jury Award at the Venice Film Festival.

Plot

Set in an anonymous 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
Shûji Ôtsuki
Tomoko Matsumoto
Mansaku Fuwa

External links

A Snake of June at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Shinya Tsukamoto

Tetsuo: The Iron Man Hiruko the Goblin Tetsuo II: Body Hammer Tokyo Fist Bullet Ballet Gemini A Snake of June Vital Female Haze Nightmare Detective Nightmare Detective 2 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man Kotoko Fires on the Plain

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