The Eel
The Eel

The Eel

6.9117 min
DramaCrime

Overview

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 5/12/1997

Runtime: 117 min

Director: Shōhei Imamura

Writers: Shōhei Imamura, Daisuke Tengan

Top Cast

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

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