The Eel

The Eel

1997•1h 57m•6.9/10

DramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(124)

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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Production

Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Takuro Yamashita

Misa Shimizu

Misa Shimizu

Keiko Hattori

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Tamotsu Takasaki

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Jiro Nakajima

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Misako Nakajima

Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Yuji Nozawa

Ken Kobayashi

Ken Kobayashi

Masaki Saito

Sabu Kawahara

Sabu Kawahara

Seitaro Misato

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Fumie Hattori

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Eiji Dojima

Chiho Terada

Chiho Terada

Emiko Yamashita

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

Doctor

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Detective Keiji

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Detective

Hiroyuki Konishi

Hiroyuki Konishi

Medical Examiner

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Jukichi Takada

Shinsho Nakamaru

Shinsho Nakamaru

Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Prison Officer

Seiji Kurasaki

Seiji Kurasaki

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