A Snake Of June Starring Tomoroh Taguchi Shinya Tsukamoto Yuji Kohtari Susumu Terajima Asuka Kurosawa 5 Star Review

A Snake of June starring Tomoroh Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yuji Kohtari, Susumu Terajima, Asuka Kurosawa Una De Las Obras Más Creativas Y Originales Del Terror Oriental De Los Últimos Años Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 06/27/2006 Personal Review: A Snake of June starring Tomoroh Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yuji Kohtari, Susumu Terajima, Asuka Kurosawa Wow. This is a powerful movie. I've always been a fan of Shinya Tsukamoto's films (TETSUO : THE IRON MAN and NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE) but this movie is something else. His films are all very strange, very interesting and very absorbing in nature. I was exposed to Tsukamoto at a pretty young age with TETSUO and to say it had a lasting impression on me is an understatement.

A SNAKE OF JUNE is yet another wonderful film addition to his already incredible library of movies he's directed. I had always wanted to see this film but wasn't given a chance until recently, when I bought it from Amazon. Long after the movie was over, I kept thinking about the subject matter and the underlying tones in the film. A SNAKE OF JUNE is the type of movie that comes along and makes you think about your own personal life. The movie itself is filmed in an entirely blue camera lens (or maybe they filmed it in black and white, coloring it blue afterwards) which gives the movie a very cold and desolate feeling. It seems like its always raining in the movie, which I'm sure is another underlying tone to the over all film. The story itself has a very Cronenberg feel, with it's strong sexual over tones and basic plot. The story concerns a young married woman (who works for a suicide phone line) and her work obsessed husband. He also happens to be a neat freak to boot. The character studies between these two are very interesting, if not a tad bit obvious. The woman in this story is rather repressed sexually by her husband and his obsession with being clean all the time just adds to the pent up tension between the two. Meanwhile, our main female character helps a man at her job, on the suicide help line. This turns out to be a mistake (at first) because he eventually stalks and photographs her during a more "private" moment at home, when her husband is at work. Things start to take a turn for the worst as her mystery caller demands that she does his bidding, otherwise he'll turn over the photo's that he has to her husband. The movie then spirals out of control as our main character dives into a world of personal lust and hidden sexual urges. I won't say anymore at the risk of spoiling the movie for some. A SNAKE OF JUNE is Shinya Tsukamoto's most straight forward movie and yet, it's also on the same level as TETSUO : IRON MAN in terms of execution. Parts of the movie feel surreal, while other moments have the heart and warmth of any outstanding epic. The bottom line, this is an amazing and interesting movie. It's not my favorite film Shinya Tsukamoto has directed (that would go to NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE), but it's definitely a strong movie never the less. The story and the message of the movie leave lasting impressions. The over all execution is truly a work of art. Gore Hounds, skip it. Outside of some weird scenes and the blue lens, this movie is purely psychological and not really scary. Then again, it's not meant to be. A SNAKE OF JUNE is a beautiful and haunting movie and nothing more. It's a movie that deserves more recognition that it gets. Enough said.

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A Snake Of June Starring Tomoroh Taguchi Shinya Tsukamoto Yuji Kohtari Susumu Terajima Asuka Kurosawa 5 Star Review

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