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The Eel

1997
Directed byShōhei Imamura
1h 57m

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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Koji YakushoTakuro YamashitaMisa ShimizuKeiko HattoriAkira EmotoTamotsu Takasaki
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Show AikawaYuji Nozawa
Ken KobayashiMasaki Saito
Sabu KawaharaSeitaro Misato
Etsuko IchiharaFumie Hattori
Tomorowo TaguchiEiji Dojima
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DramaCrime
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Eisei GekijoGroove CorporationImamura ProductionsShochiku
RATING
6.9

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