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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 : Shōhei Imamura / Daisuke Tengan / Motofumi Tomikawa / Akira Yoshimura /
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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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
Sanshô Shinsui
Sanshô 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
Fumio Tokita
Fumio Tokita
Nakajima

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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： Shōhei Imamura · Daisuke Tengan · Motofumi Tomikawa · Akira Yoshimura ·
  • 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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