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The Eel

Directed by Shōhei Imamura
1997    1h 57m    Not Rated
Drama, Crime
7.381%82%
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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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Cast of The Eel
  • Koji YakushoTakuro Yamashita
  • Misa ShimizuKeiko Hattori
  • Akira EmotoTamotsu Takasaki
  • Fujio TokitaJiro Nakajima
  • Mitsuko BaishoMisako Nakajima
  • Show AikawaYuji Nozawa
  • Ken KobayashiMasaki Saito
  • Sabu KawaharaSeitaro Misato
  • Etsuko IchiharaFumie Hattori
  • Tomorowo TaguchiEiji Dojima
  • Chiho TeradaEmiko Yamashita
  • Sanshô ShinsuiDoctor
  • Koichi UedaDetective Keiji
  • Ken MitsuishiDetective
  • Hiroyuki KonishiMedical Examiner
  • Shoichi OzawaGynaecolology Clinic Doctor
  • Makoto SatōJukichi Takada
  • Fumio TokitaNakajima
  • Shinsho NakamaruEmiko Yamashita's Boyfriend
  • Sei HiraizumiPrison Officer
  • Seiji Kurasaki
  • Toshirō Ishidō
  • Masayuki Akinaga
  • Masahiro Noguchi
  • Takashi Odajima
  • Kentarô Sakai
  • Teresa Saponangelo
  • Kazuya Sasaki
  • Kazuyuki Senba
  • Rumi Shiina
  • Miho Shimizu
  • Ziko Uchiyama
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