Believing a tattoo will enhance her
cyber-tease performance as a
webcam girl, cutesy teenager Jade
(Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang) visits the
parlor owned by Takeko (Isabella Leong). The
encounter stirs up deep-seated memories and
ignites a seduction that unfolds via computer,
countryside flashbacks, and costuming
accessorized with lime green wigs.
Like many
seductions, the lines between reality and illusion,
the imagined and the forgotten, become blurred.
Jade’s teasing invokes a fragile resistance in
Takeko and instigates an inevitable meltdown for
all involved, ultimately revealing deeper truths.
Spider Lilies is a trippy hybrid of traditional queer
Asian tragedy and magical realism.
