The Eel

The Eel 1997

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★ 6.9TMDB 1h 57min Director: Shōhei Imamura

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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Cast

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
Chiho Terada
Chiho Terada Emiko Yamashita
Sanshō Shinsui
Sanshō Shinsui Doctor
Koichi Ueda
Koichi Ueda Detective Keiji
Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi Detective
Hiroyuki Konishi
Hiroyuki Konishi Medical Examiner
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō Jukichi Takada
Shinsho Nakamaru
Shinsho Nakamaru Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

Crew

Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writers
Akira Yoshimura, Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan
Producers
Hisashi Iino
Cinematography
Shigeru Komatsubara
Editing
Hajime Okayasu
Composer
Shinichiro Ikebe
Production Design
Hisao Inagaki

Details

Release date
May 12, 1997
Runtime
117 min
Status
Released
Studios
Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese

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