A Snake of June
2003 1h 17m movie Film Japan

A Snake of June

六月の蛇

Synopsis

六月の蛇

A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies of photos of her in an embarrassing position. Now he controls her and she has to do anything he says. Anything.

Other Titles From Kaijyu Theater

Romance + Drama in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Snake of June itself).

The 2002–2004 Japan Window

A Snake of June holds position #134 of 263 Japan films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Ultraman Nexus
    #2

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  3. Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger
    #3

    Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  4. My Family
    #4

    My Family

    ★ 9.0 · 2002
  5. The Great White Tower
    #5

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Snake of June premiered alongside 84 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.

The 1515th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

119
Reviews
79th
Review-volume percentile
66th
Popularity percentile

119 audience reviews — more than 79% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 66th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on A Snake of June, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • dysfunctional marriage · 4
  • photograph · 3
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • rain · 15
  • blackmail · 11
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • surrealism · 34

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
119
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,508 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #202 of 406 (top 50%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesKaijyu Theater
Runtime1h 17m
Release DateJune 13, 2003
IMDbtt0330904