Snakes and Earrings (2008) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2008 · 123 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Yukio Ninagawa

Starring

Shun Oguri, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Arata Iura, Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Toshiaki Karasawa

Alone in a nightclub, the reserved Lui encounters the sensitive yet troubled punk Ama. Fascinated by Ama’s split tongue, she becomes fixated on body modification and seeks the same alteration. When Ama’s heavily‑tattooed friend Shiba pierces Lui’s tongue, she is drawn to both men and, spurred by her expanding cravings, adds a tattoo of her own.