Japan Synopsis
蛇にピアス
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Snakes and Earrings. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Romance + Thriller in Japan
32 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Snakes and Earrings itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
Snakes and Earrings holds position #240 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Snakes and Earrings premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2109th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
31 audience reviews — more than 51% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity (78th percentile) outruns review volume (51th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Snakes and Earrings, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- pain · 4
- body modification · 2
- tattooist · 1
- love-hate relationship · 6
- based on novel or book · 288
- love · 123
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,310 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #261 of 406 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Arc Entertainment, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Point Break Pictures, Studio3, GAGA Communications |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | September 20, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1254249 |