Shinya Tsukamoto directs Asuka Kurosawa, Yuji Kohtari and himself in this Japanese erotic thriller where a repressed counsellor is blackmailed into committing sexual acts in public.

Memorable, and not just for it unique silvery blue monochrome beauty, this is hot and creepy in equal measures. Like all Tsukamoto features I’ve seen so far A Snake Of June is weird, icky and grows repetitive. Yet Asuka Kurosawa central performance is captivating, she is both embattled and curious, and it really sticks it to the voyeur. Us! Tsuksmoto himself! Hard to dislike, impossible to forget.

7

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