Snakes and Earrings

2008 2h 3m JA

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 41

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Synopsis

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While alone in a nightclub, straight-laced Lui meets sensitive but troubled punk kid Ama. Mesmerized by his split tongue, she becomes obsessed with body modification and soon wants the same treatment. After Ama's heavily-tattooed friend Shiba pierces her tongue, Lui finds herself inexorably drawn to both men – and to her growing list of desires, she now adds a tattoo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuriko Yoshitaka
Lui
Kengo Kora
Ama
Arata Iura
Shiba
Yû Abiru
Maki
Sonim
Yuri
Yuko Imai
Shūto Ayabe
Hidekazu Ichinose

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukio Ninagawa
Writers: Yukio Ninagawa, Takuya Miyawaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukio Ninagawa, shot by Osamu Fujiishi. 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 Masamichi Shigeno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yuriko Yoshitaka and Kengo Kora and Arata Iura carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1254249 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yukio Ninagawa directs. Osamu Fujiishi behind the camera. Masamichi Shigeno scores. Akimasa Kawashima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Directed by Yukio Ninagawa, shot by Osamu Fujiishi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Masamichi Shigeno. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Akimasa Kawashima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yuriko Yoshitaka and Kengo Kora and Arata Iura carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1254249 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.