The Eel

6.9 1997 117 min
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.

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Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writers
Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan

Cast

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Koji Yakusho Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita Jiro Nakajima
Mitsuko Baisho Misako Nakajima
Show Aikawa Yuji Nozawa
Ken Kobayashi Masaki Saito
Sabu Kawahara Seitaro Misato
Etsuko Ichihara Fumie Hattori
Tomorowo Taguchi Eiji Dojima
Chiho Terada Emiko Yamashita
Sanshō Shinsui Doctor
Koichi Ueda Detective Keiji
Ken Mitsuishi Detective
Hiroyuki Konishi Medical Examiner
Shoichi Ozawa Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Makoto Satō Jukichi Takada
Shinsho Nakamaru Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

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