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The Eel

うなぎ

19971h 57m6.9/ 10 · TMDB · 135 votes
DramaCrime

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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Directed by Shōhei Imamura

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

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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Film details

Released12 May 1997
Original languageJapanese
CountriesJapan
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Chiho Terada
Chiho Terada

Emiko Yamashita

Sanshō Shinsui
Sanshō Shinsui

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