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The Eel

The Eel

1997 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 6.9

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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.

Rated UDirector: Shōhei ImamuraDramaCrime
  • Koji YakushoTakuro Yamashita
  • Misa ShimizuKeiko Hattori
  • Akira EmotoTamotsu Takasaki
  • Fujio TokitaJiro Nakajima
  • Mitsuko BaishoMisako Nakajima
  • Show AikawaYuji Nozawa
  • Ken KobayashiMasaki Saito
  • Sabu KawaharaSeitaro Misato

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