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RUNTIME
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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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A Snake of June
2003 1h 17m JA
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6.7
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6.8
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★6.7TMDB · 178🥫56%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 5,978
RomanceDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Rinko, a woman in a sexless marriage, is blackmailed by a stalker with intimate photos, forcing her into a series of erotic acts that disrupt her mundane life.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Asuka Kurosawa
Rinko Tatsumi
Shinya Tsukamoto
Michiro Iguchi
Susumu Terajima
Policeman
Takuji Suzuki
Rinko's Colleague
Mansaku Fuwa
House Owner
Masato Tsujioka
Stalker
Tomorowo Taguchi
Editor-in-Chief
Yûji Kôtari
Shigehiko Tatsumi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Writers
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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Released 23 years ago.
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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Editor Zenya Ohara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Asuka Kurosawa and Shinya Tsukamoto and Susumu Terajima carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0330904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Shinya Tsukamoto directs. Shinya Tsukamoto behind the camera. Chu Ishikawa scores. Zenya Ohara cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 23 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Zenya Ohara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Asuka Kurosawa and Shinya Tsukamoto and Susumu Terajima carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0330904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 22 themes, including "sexual obsession", "blackmail", "rain", "surrealism".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Original score
- Chu Ishikawa
- Editing
- Zenya Ohara
- Production design
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Costume design
- Hiroko Iwasaki
- Runtime
- 77 min · 1h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 56% 🥫 Rotten
- IMDB rating
- 6.8/10 · 5,978 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
5 wins & 3 nominations total
Also by
Shinya Tsukamoto
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KA
Kaijyu Theater
JP
Key crew
- ProducerShinya Tsukamoto
- EditorZenya Ohara
- EditorShinya Tsukamoto
- Production DesignShinya Tsukamoto
- Costume DesignHiroko Iwasaki
- Sound EditorYuji Tagami
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- sexual obsession
- blackmail
- rain
- surrealism
- breast cancer
- stalking
- obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
- psychological thriller
- photograph
- older man younger woman relationship
- counselor
- voyeurism
- sexless marriage
- erotic thriller
- monochrome
- sexual blackmail
- romantic thriller
- suicide prevention
- sexual fetish
- vibrator
- psychological drama
- repressed emotions
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2002-09-13· Toronto International Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Rokugatsu no hebiJP
- 6월의 뱀KR
- Serpentes de JunhoBR
- Июньский змейRU
- Waz czerwcowyPL
- A Snake of June - Un serpente di giugnoIT
