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The Eel(1997)

May 12, 19971h 57m

69%User score 69 percent

User Score

131 votes

Overview

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
Writers: Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan

Top Billed Cast

Koji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima

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The Eel (1997) | Watch Free Online Movies

Mitsuko Baisho

Misako Nakajima

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Yuji Nozawa

Ken Kobayashi

Masaki Saito

Sabu Kawahara

Seitaro Misato

Etsuko Ichihara

Fumie Hattori

Tomorowo Taguchi

Eiji Dojima

Chiho Terada

Emiko Yamashita

Sanshō Shinsui

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Detective Keiji

Ken Mitsuishi

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Hiroyuki Konishi

Medical Examiner

Shoichi Ozawa

Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

Makoto Satō

Jukichi Takada

Shinsho Nakamaru

Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

Sei Hiraizumi

Prison Officer

Seiji Kurasaki

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: うなぎ
Original language: Japanese
Production: Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions

Keywords

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