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The Eel

The Eel

1997 Drama Crime
Release date : May 12, 1997
Runtime : 1h 57m
Countries of origin : Japan /
Original Language : Japanese /
Director : Shōhei Imamura /
Writers : Motofumi Tomikawa / Akira Yoshimura / Shōhei Imamura / Daisuke Tengan /
Production companies : Eisei Gekijo / Groove Corporation / Imamura Productions / Shochiku /
May 12, 1997 1h 57m Japan Drama Japanese More
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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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  • title：The Eel
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1997
  • Runtime：1h 57m
  • Genres： Drama · Crime ·
  • Countries of origin： Japan ·
  • Original Language： Japanese ·
  • Director： Shōhei Imamura /
  • Writers： Motofumi Tomikawa · Akira Yoshimura · Shōhei Imamura · Daisuke Tengan ·
  • Production companies： Eisei Gekijo · Groove Corporation · Imamura Productions · Shochiku ·
  • Overview：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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