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Snakes and Earrings
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Snakes and Earrings

2008-09-20 · 123 min · ★ 6.1

Romance · Thriller · Crime

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.

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Directors
Yukio Ninagawa
Production companies
Amuse Soft Entertainment, Point Break Pictures, Studio3, GAGA Communications, Ark Entertainment, Shueisha, Channel NECO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yuriko YoshitakaYuriko YoshitakaLui
Kengo KoraKengo KoraAma
Arata IuraArata IuraShiba
Yû AbiruYû AbiruMaki
SonimSonimYuri
Yuko Imai
Shūto Ayabe
Hidekazu IchinoseHidekazu Ichinose
Masafumi Senô
Ennosuke IchikawaEnnosuke IchikawaKamejirô Ichikawa
Rakkyo IdeRakkyo Ide
Shun OguriShun OguriYoshida Mitsuhiro
Toshiaki KarasawaToshiaki Karasawa
Tatsuya FujiwaraTatsuya FujiwaraYokoyama Satoru
Masatake TakeiMasatake Takei

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