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The Eel

Original title: うなぎ

★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 135 votes

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.

Director
Shōhei Imamura
Release date
May 12, 1997
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of The Eel

  • Portrait of Koji Yakusho

    Koji Yakusho

    Takuro Yamashita

  • Portrait of Misa Shimizu

    Misa Shimizu

    Keiko Hattori

  • Portrait of Akira Emoto

    Akira Emoto

    Tamotsu Takasaki

  • Portrait of Fujio Tokita

    Fujio Tokita

    Jiro Nakajima

  • Portrait of Mitsuko Baisho

    Mitsuko Baisho

    Misako Nakajima

  • Portrait of Show Aikawa

    Show Aikawa

    Yuji Nozawa

  • Portrait of Ken Kobayashi

    Ken Kobayashi

    Masaki Saito

  • Portrait of Sabu Kawahara

    Sabu Kawahara

    Seitaro Misato

  • Portrait of Etsuko Ichihara

    Etsuko Ichihara

    Fumie Hattori

  • Portrait of Tomorowo Taguchi

    Tomorowo Taguchi

    Eiji Dojima

  • Portrait of Chiho Terada

    Chiho Terada

    Emiko Yamashita

  • Portrait of Sanshō Shinsui

    Sanshō Shinsui

    Doctor

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Canada
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