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The Eel
May 12, 1997 · 1h 57m
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Drama
Crime
PLOT
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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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
Directed by
Shōhei Imamura
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku
Country
JP
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