The Eel

6.9

1997

1h 57m

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.

Key Crew

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Writers

Daisuke Tengan

Shōhei Imamura

Motofumi Tomikawa

Cinematography

Shigeru Komatsubara

Music

Shinichiro Ikebe

Cast (30)

Koji Yakusho

Takuro Yamashita

Misa Shimizu

Keiko Hattori

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