Snakes and earrings

Tokyo night. A pierced tongue. Lui is drawn into Ama's orbit of tattoo artists and body modification, seeking a new self. Desire soon turns to violence as she spirals deeper into a demimonde of dangerous liaisons. Ninagawa's vision is characteristically lurid.

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Yukio Ninagawa directed Snakes and earrings in 2008. See Yukio Ninagawa's full filmography, where to start with Yukio Ninagawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yukio Ninagawa.

Snakes and earrings was released in 2008 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.