Movie, 1997
The Eel
IMDb 6.9, 117 min, Drama, Crime, Japan
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.
Cast
20 credited
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
Sanshō Shinsui
Doctor
Trailers & teasers
2 clips
Details
DirectorShōhei Imamura
WritersAkira Yoshimura, Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan
Runtime117 min
ReleasedMon, May 12, 1997
CountryJapan
IMDBtt0120408
