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The Eel

1997 · Shōhei Imamura · 117 min

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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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6.9/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database136 votesTMDB
Koji YakushoTakuro YamashitaMisa ShimizuKeiko HattoriAkira EmotoTamotsu TakasakiFujio TokitaJiro NakajimaMitsuko BaishoMisako NakajimaShow AikawaYuji NozawaKen KobayashiMasaki SaitoSabu KawaharaSeitaro MisatoEtsuko IchiharaFumie HattoriTomorowo TaguchiEiji DojimaChiho TeradaEmiko YamashitaSanshō ShinsuiDoctorKoichi UedaDetective KeijiKen MitsuishiDetectiveHiroyuki KonishiMedical Examiner

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Koji YakushoTakuro YamashitaMisa ShimizuKeiko HattoriAkira EmotoTamotsu TakasakiFujio TokitaJiro NakajimaMitsuko BaishoMisako NakajimaShow AikawaYuji NozawaKen KobayashiMasaki SaitoSabu KawaharaSeitaro MisatoEtsuko IchiharaFumie HattoriTomorowo TaguchiEiji DojimaChiho TeradaEmiko YamashitaSanshō ShinsuiDoctorKoichi UedaDetective KeijiKen MitsuishiDetectiveHiroyuki KonishiMedical Examiner

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