Snakes and Earrings (2008)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 2008-09-20
• Genres: Romance, Thriller, Crime
• Runtime: 2h 3m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 41 votes

Directed by Yukio Ninagawa.

Top cast

• Yuriko Yoshitaka as Lui
• Kengo Kora as Ama
• Arata Iura as Shiba
• Yû Abiru as Maki
• Sonim as Yuri
• Yuko Imai
• Shūto Ayabe
• Hidekazu Ichinose
• Masafumi Senô
• Ennosuke Ichikawa as Kamejirô Ichikawa

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Snakes and Earrings

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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