The Eel
115 reviews
Drama/Crime
1h 57m
1997
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...
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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.
- DirectorShōhei Imamura
- Release12 May 1997
- Genre
- Duration1h 57m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate115 reviews
- Productions
Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku
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

Shoichi Ozawa
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

Makoto Satō
Jukichi Takada

Shinsho Nakamaru
Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

Sei Hiraizumi
Prison Officer

Toshirō Ishidō

Masahiro Noguchi
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