The Eel
6.9
100 Reviews
1997
1h 57min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
12 May 1997
Runtime
1h 57min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Japanese
Production
Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku
Cast
Koji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima
Mitsuko Baisho
Misako Nakajima
Show Aikawa
Yuji Nozawa
Ken Kobayashi
Masaki Saito
Sabu Kawahara
Seitaro Misato
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori
Tomorowo Taguchi
Eiji Dojima
Chiho Terada
Emiko Yamashita
Sanshô Shinsui
Doctor
Koichi Ueda
Detective Keiji
Ken Mitsuishi
Detective
Hiroyuki Konishi
Medical Examiner
Shoichi Ozawa
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Makoto Satō
Jukichi Takada
Fumio Tokita
Nakajima
Shinsho Nakamaru
Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend
Sei Hiraizumi
Prison Officer
Seiji Kurasaki
Acting
Toshirō Ishidō
Writing
Masayuki Akinaga
Acting
Masahiro Noguchi
Acting
Takashi Odajima
Acting
Kentarô Sakai
Acting
Teresa Saponangelo
Acting
Kazuya Sasaki
Acting
Kazuyuki Senba
Acting
Rumi Shiina
Acting
Miho Shimizu
Acting
Ziko Uchiyama
Acting
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