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Snakes and Earrings

Seen it?

2008 | 123 min | Romance, Thriller, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and romantics.
The mood
Tense, gritty.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 2 hr 3 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    Mixed reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 13K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Yukio Ninagawa

  • Yuriko YoshitakaLui
  • Kengo KoraAma
  • Arata IuraShiba
  • Yû AbiruMaki
  • SonimYuri
  • Yuko Imai
  • Shūto Ayabe
  • Hidekazu Ichinose
  • Masafumi Senô
  • Ennosuke IchikawaKamejirô Ichikawa