Taiwan Synopsis
刺青
“A daring portrait of forbidden love.”
When Jade, a web-cam girl, visits Takeko's tattoo studio she becomes entranced with the image of the spider lily and with Takeko as well. In order to get closer to the object of her desire, Jade asks Takeko to give her the same lily tattoo, challenging Takeko's monastic existence and opening up memories which threaten to tear the two women apart.
The 2006–2008 Taiwan Window
12 Taiwan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Spider Lilies sits at position #11.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Spider Lilies. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Taiwan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spider Lilies premiered. 31 total titles in this decade from Taiwan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #150 of 174 Taiwan films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Taiwan average of 6.6/10.
Among Taiwan Drama productions specifically: #108 of 118 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | 3rd Vision Films |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | March 30, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0891457 |
| Official Site | www.encorefilms.com |