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The Eel

The Eel

★ 6.9/10•1997•1h 57m•U•Drama•Crime

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.

Shōhei Imamura · Director

Shōhei Imamura · Screenplay

Motofumi Tomikawa · Screenplay

Daisuke Tengan · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 57m
LanguageJA
Release DateMay 12, 1997

Actors

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Takuro Yamashita

Misa Shimizu

Misa Shimizu

Keiko Hattori

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Tamotsu Takasaki

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Jiro Nakajima

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Misako Nakajima

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Yuji Nozawa

Ken Kobayashi

Ken Kobayashi

Masaki Saito

Sabu Kawahara

Sabu Kawahara

Seitaro Misato

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Fumie Hattori

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Eiji Dojima

Chiho Terada

Chiho Terada

Emiko Yamashita

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

Doctor

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Detective Keiji

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Detective

Hiroyuki Konishi

Hiroyuki Konishi

Medical Examiner

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

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