---
title: 'Serpent''s Path (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kiyoshi Kurosawa'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/serpents-path-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241588/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Serpent's Path (1998)

1998 · 85 min · Drama, Crime · Japan

Original title: 蛇の道

## Synopsis

Serpent's Path  is a 1998 Japanese crime thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and written by Hiroshi Takahashi. It follows the story of two men who engage in kidnapping and torture in order to discover the identity of a child murderer. The film stars Show Aikawa as Nijima, a calm professional, and Teruyuki Kagawa as Miyashita, a grieving ex-yakuza. Positioned by Kurosawa as a continuation of his V-Cinema productions, the production company Daiei ensured that it had a theatrical release. The film has since become a cult classic. A 2024 remake written and directed by Kurosawa uses the same premise but is set in France.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kiyoshi Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiyoshi-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Hiroshi Takahashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-takahashi)

## Cast

- [Shirō Shimomoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/shiro-shimomoto)
- [Kaei Okina](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaei-okina)
- [Yūrei Yanagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/yurei-yanagi)
- [Shō Aikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/sho-aikawa)
- [Teruyuki Kagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/teruyuki-kagawa)

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