A Snake of June

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Shinya Tsukamoto

Overview

Shinya Tsukamoto's Rokugatsu No Hebi (A Snake of June) is an erotic drama abut a married couple. Rinko (Asuka Kurosawa) and her husband Shigehiko (Yuji Koutari) have seen their marriage become sexless, which frustrates Rinko. One day she receives a letter containing pictures of her pleasuring herself. The person who sends the letter calls her and reveals himself to be Igushi (Shinya Tsukamoto), a former psychiatric patient of Rinko's. Igushi begins to order Rinko to perform increasingly erotic acts. After Shigehiko finds one of Igushi's letters, the husband becomes involved in the mental games - with surprising results for their marriage. A Snake of June was screened at both the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/22/2005
UPC:	0842498030110
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	R
Source:	Palisades Tartan
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:17:00
Sales rank:	52,774

Special Features

Subtitles: English and Spanish; Tartan Asia Extreme new releases; Original theatrical trailer; DTS Digital Surround 5.1; Behind the scenes and interviews; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Asuka Kurosawa	Rinko Tatsumi
Yuji Koutari	Shigehiko
Shinya Tsukamoto	Iguchi
Mansaku Fuwa	Actor
Tomoko Matsumoto	Actor
Shuji Otsuki	Actor
Tomorowo Taguchi	Actor,Actor
Susumu Terajima	Actor
Masato Tsujioka	Actor
Yuji Kohtari	Actor
Fuwa Mansaku	Actor
Taguchi Tomorowo	Actor
Teruko Hanahara	Actor
Yoji Kohtari	Actor
Chu Ishikawa	Composer

Technical Credits

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Director,Screenwriter,Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Snake of June
1. A Close Call [5:01]
2. Your Husband's Secrets [4:15]
3. Why Me? [6:03]
4. Instructions [4:04]
5. The Big One [5:11]
6. The Negatives [4:27]
7. Liar [4:06]
8. Cancer [5:10]
9. Bad News [5:07]
10. The Phone Call [4:38]
11. What Are You Doing Here? [4:31]
12. Pictures in the Rain [6:05]
13. I Need Them All [7:38]
14. Am I in Hell? [:01]
15. Making Love [5:08]
16. End Credits [2:47]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Snake of June
   Play Movie
   Set-Up
      Audio: Japanese 5.1 DTS
      Audio: Japanese 5.1 (Dolby Digital)
      Audio: Japanese 2.0 (Dolby Stereo)
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Spanish
      Subtitles: None
   Special Features
      Playing a Snake of June
      Shooting a Snake of June
      Tartan New Releases
      Photo Gallery
   Scene Selection