The Eel

Name: The Eel
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1997-05-12
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita, Mitsuko Baisho

うなぎ (1997)

Timing: 1:57 (117 min)

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Release date

1997-05-12

Country

Japan

Production

Shochiku, Eisei Gekijo, Imamura Productions, Groove Corporation

Genre

Drama, Crime

Budget

Revenue

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Director

Shōhei Imamura

Actors

Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita, Mitsuko Baisho, Show Aikawa, Ken Kobayashi, Sabu Kawahara, Etsuko Ichihara, Tomorowo Taguchi
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Producer

Hisashi Iino

Operator

Shigeru Komatsubara

Composer

Shinichirô Ikebe

Artist

Hisao Inagaki

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Editing

Hajime Okayasu
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Short description

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.