The Eel
Sign in to save1997 film directed by Shōhei Imamura
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6.9A 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.
Released: 1997-05-12117 minDir: Shōhei ImamuraDrama, Crime
Cast
- Koji Yakusho as Takuro Yamashita
- Misa Shimizu as Keiko Hattori
- Akira Emoto as Tamotsu Takasaki
- Fujio Tokita as Jiro Nakajima
- Mitsuko Baisho as Misako Nakajima
- Show Aikawa as Yuji Nozawa
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Key dates
- Published
- 12 May 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Shohei Imamura
- Cast member
- Sei Hiraizumi
- Composer
- Shin'ichirō Ikebe
- Production company
- Shochiku
- Duration