The Eel

Original title: うなぎ

Duration: 117 min

Release date: 1997-05-12

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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.

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as Takuro Yamashita

as Keiko Hattori

as Tamotsu Takasaki

as Jiro Nakajima

as Misako Nakajima

as Masaki Saito

as Seitaro Misato

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

as Fumie Hattori

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

as Emiko Yamashita

Sanshō Shinsui

as Detective Keiji

Hiroyuki Konishi

Hiroyuki Konishi

as Medical Examiner

as Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

as Jukichi Takada

Shinsho Nakamaru

Shinsho Nakamaru

as Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

as Prison Officer

Toshirō Ishidō

Masayuki Akinaga

Masayuki Akinaga

Masahiro Noguchi

Masahiro Noguchi

Takashi Odajima

Takashi Odajima

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Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Motofumi Tomikawa

Motofumi Tomikawa

Akira Yoshimura

Akira Yoshimura

Shinichiro Ikebe

Shinichiro Ikebe

Original Music Composer

Production Design

Costume Supervisor

Shigeru Komatsubara

Shigeru Komatsubara

Director of Photography

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