''A Snake of June'' ( ja, 六月の蛇, ''Rokugatsu no hebi'') is a 2002 Japanese film directed by

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese people, Japanese filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter, Film editing, editor, Film director, director, cinematographer, art director, production designer and actor. With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad ...

. His seventh film, it is notable for its

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blue cinematography tinted in

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. It won the Kinematrix Film Award and the San Marco Special Jury Award at the

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Plot

Set in an anonymous Japanese metropolis, the film tells the tale of shy career woman, Rinko, and Shigehiko, her

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-obsessed,

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husband. The couple explore their

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in a number of ways, causing their lives to be disrupted.

Cast

Asuka Kurosawa is a Japanese actress and gravure model. She has appeared in more than 20 films since 1988. Selected filmography Film Television Awards She won the best actress award at the Tokyo Sports Film Awards for ''A Snake of June ''A Snake of Ju ...

as Rinko Tatsumi * Yuji Kohtari as Shigehiko (as Yuji Koutari) *

as Iguchi * Masato Tsujioka *

Susumu Terajima is a Japanese actor. Though he has played a wide range of characters, he is perhaps best known for his portrayal of ''yakuza'' figures, most notably in the films of Takeshi Kitano. Terajima made his acting debut in 1986's ''A Homansu''. He ...

Tomorowo Taguchi is a Japanese actor, film director and musician. After leaving Dokkyo University without graduating, he started to earn his living as an illustrator, writer and pornographic cartoonist. He joined a theatre called Hakken no Kai in 1978 and he ma ...

* Shūji Ōtsuki * Tomoko Matsumoto * Mansaku Fuwa

References

External links

* * 2002 films 2000s Japanese-language films Psychological drama films Japanese psychological thriller films Japanese erotic thriller films Pink films Japanese psychological horror films Horror drama films Films directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Films scored by Chu Ishikawa Japanese erotic films 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub