The Eel
1997•1h 57m•6.9•Released
DramaCrime
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.
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Eisei Gekijo
Cast
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
Production
Company
Eisei Gekijo
Company
Groove Corporation
Company
Imamura Productions
Company
Shochiku
Producer
Hisashi Iino
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