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Spider Lilies (2008 US Edition) (2007)

Starring: Rainie Yang Director: Zero Chou Rating: Unrated Format: DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Rainie Yang
  • Directors: Zero Chou
  • Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: Mandarin Chinese
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: Unrated
  • Studio: WOLFE VIDEO
  • DVD Release Date: May 6, 2008
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00142RXXU
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,796 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Behind every tattoo there is a secret
Webcam girl Jade (Taiwanese pop icon Rainie Yang) makes her living tantalizing online voyeurs. But behind her sassy façade, Jade carries the powerful memory of her childhood crush on Takeko, a young woman who now works at a nearby tattoo parlor. Jade goes to Takeko seeking a tattoo of a spider lily, hoping to rekindle their love. Takeko refuses to give her the tattoo, which symbolizes a family secret. She also spurns Jade's advances - at first . . .

From talented director Zero Chou comes a cinematic exploration of love and memory featuring an awesome soundtrack and a hot cast.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Inked Flowers, March 28, 2008
By Daitokuji31 (Black Glass) - See all my reviews
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On September 21, 1999 a devastating earthquake rocked Taiwan killing over 2,000 individuals and injuring more than 10,000. Also more than 10,000 buildings were destroyed or irreplaceably damaged. It is right before this destruction that a young Takeko, her dad is Japanese and her mom Taiwanese is experiencing her first romantic encounter with a pretty female classmate of hers. Unfortunately for Takeko, the earthquake kills her father and leaves her younger brother in a near catatonic state. It seems that the only thing that he can remember is his father's lily and skull manjusaka tattoo. Devastated by the death of her father and the condition of her brother, Takeko has the same tattoo inked on her own left arm and eventually becomes a highly skilled tattoo artist herself in Taipei where she continues to look after her brother and tell him stories about the individuals who comes to her shop, including a young hoodlum named Adong who begs Takeko constantly for more tattoos.

One day, a pretty girl wanders into Takeko's shop and requests the manjusaka tattoo that Takeko sports after seeing the illustration on the shop's wall. Takeko refuses, but the young woman, whose name is Jade, won't be put off because she says that the first one she fell in love with sported that same tattoo. Takeko believes that Jade's memory is a bit fuzzy because she met her supposed first love at the age of nine. However, Jade insists and gives Takeko her business card and as Takeko soon learns, Jade is a webcam girl who strips for money online. However, her memory is also piqued because of a lime green wig. It seems that Takeko knew Jade long before, and that she is the girl's first love.

Spider Lilies does not follow a linear storytelling pattern. The story constantly jumps between the past and the present thereby filling in the details of the story without spoon feeding it to the film viewer. At some points the film is quite interesting because of the creation of other "worlds" through the internet, but the subplot of Takeko and her brother and even the beginning of Takeko and Jade's relationship is quite hackneyed with the only difference being that they are both women. In the erotica department, Spider Lilies is quite a subdued film, so those looking for girl on girl action, instead of a moderately well-crafted story and likeable characters, will most likely be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Film, July 9, 2008
By Sheeba (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
I LOVED THIS FILM! Zero Chou has to be one of the most exciting new film makers out there. This film has it all: interesting story line, good writing, great cinematography and direction, and superb acting. A PERFECT film! Can't wait for Chou's next film "Drifting Flowers"!
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5.0 out of 5 stars opinion, January 7, 2009
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I simply love this movie, it's acted very good, it has a strong storyline
I reccomend everybody to see it because it is one of the better lesbian movies around!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very thought provoking.
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