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The Eel (1997)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Shôhei Imamura

Synopsis

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks almost to no-one except for the eel he "befriended" in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn't let her become close to him.

Actors

Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima
Sho Aikawa
Sho 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
Keiji - A detective
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
Shinsho Nakamaru
Shinsho Nakamaru
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Seiji Kurasaki
Seiji Kurasaki
Toshirô Ishidô
Toshirô Ishidô
Masayuki Akinaga
Masayuki Akinaga
Masahiro Noguchi
Masahiro Noguchi
Takashi Odajima
Takashi Odajima
Kentarô Sakai
Kentarô Sakai
Teresa Saponangelo
Teresa Saponangelo
Kazuya Sasaki
Kazuya Sasaki
Kazuyuki Senba
Kazuyuki Senba
Rumi Shiina
Rumi Shiina
Miho Shimizu
Miho Shimizu
Ziko Uchiyama
Ziko Uchiyama
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Misako Nakajima

Crews

Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Director
Shôhei Imamura
Shôhei Imamura
Writer
Daisuke Tengan
Daisuke Tengan
Writer
Motofumi Tomikawa
Motofumi Tomikawa
Writer
Akira Yoshimura
Akira Yoshimura
Novel
Shinichirô Ikebe
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Shigeru Komatsubara
Shigeru Komatsubara
Cinematography
Hajime Okayasu
Hajime Okayasu
Editor
Hisao Inagaki
Hisao Inagaki
Production Design
Yoshio Yamada
Yoshio Yamada
Set Decoration
Toshiharu Aida
Toshiharu Aida
Set Decoration
Shigeko Ikawa
Shigeko Ikawa
Makeup Artist
Kazuo Matsuda
Kazuo Matsuda
Costume Supervisor

Trailers and other movies

Unagi - The Eel, Shoei Imamura - Official Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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