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The Eel

The Eel

Shōhei Imamura

1997

  • Drama
  • Crime
6.9

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.

Cast & crew

  • Shōhei ImamuraDirector
  • Koji YakushoTakuro Yamashita
  • Misa ShimizuKeiko Hattori
  • Akira EmotoTamotsu Takasaki
  • Fujio TokitaJiro Nakajima
  • Mitsuko BaishoMisako Nakajima
  • Show AikawaYuji Nozawa
  • Ken KobayashiMasaki Saito
  • Sabu KawaharaSeitaro Misato

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