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  • The Eel (1997)
  • Not Rated
    117 min | Comedy, Drama
The Eel (1997)
Not Rated
117 min | Comedy, Drama

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
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Director
Writers
Shôhei Imamura (as Shohei Imamura) | Daisuke Tengan | Motofumi Tomikawa | Akira Yoshimura (novel "Glimmering in the Dark/Yami ni hirameku")
Producers
Hisashi Iino (as Hiso Ino) | Yukio Nihira
Cinematographer
Production Designer
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Release date
Aug 21, 1998 (United States)

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Cast

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46 cast members
Name Known for
Kôji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita Takuro Yamashita   See fewer
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori Keiko Hattori   See fewer
Mitsuko Baishô
Misako Nakajima Misako Nakajima   See fewer
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki Tamotsu Takasaki   See fewer
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima Jiro Nakajima   See fewer
Shô Aikawa
Yuji Nozawa Yuji Nozawa   See fewer
Ken Kobayashi
Masaki Saito Masaki Saito   See fewer
Sabu Kawahara
Seitaro Misato Seitaro Misato   See fewer
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori Fumie Hattori   See fewer
Tomorô Taguchi
Eiji Dojima Eiji Dojima   See fewer
Chiho Terada
Emiko Yamashita Emiko Yamashita   See fewer
Kôichi Ueda
Keiji - A detective Keiji - A detective   See fewer
Ken Mitsuishi
Detective Detective   See fewer
Hiroyuki Konishi
Medical Examiner Medical Examiner   See fewer
Shôichi Ozawa
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor   See fewer
Miyuki Miura
Actress Actress   See fewer
Hiroko Miyazaki
Actress Actress   See fewer
Sayuri Niida
Actress Actress   See fewer
Makoto Satô
Jukichi Takada Jukichi Takada   See fewer
Rumi Shiina
Actress Actress   See fewer
Fumio Tokita
Nakajima - The bonze Nakajima - The bonze   See fewer
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