Blue Twisted Madness

Rokugatsu no hebi

(A Snake Of June) (2002)

Bizarre might be a good word to describe this erotic thriller. Independent Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto takes the viewer on an intense and surreal ride that will not soon be forgotten. The story centers around a woman (Asuka Kurosawa) who's longing to connect sexually with her husband. Their marriage has become lifeless leading Rinko into a compromising situation involving a patient of hers. What follows is nothing less than completely strange. The black and white cinematography with a blue tint added in post-production definitely adds to the dreary half reality, half insanity that seemingly revolves around and around each other through every minute of this film. At times Tsukamoto takes us to a place that'll either blow the viewer away or leave one feeling as lost as John Edwards in a middle class neighborhood.

While many laud this film as some sort of cinematic work of art, I will agree it's interesting but the subject matter, as it was presented, is purely objectionable. Because of that this is really a horrible movie hardly worth watching.