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The Eel

6.9/ 1019971h 57m
DramaCrime

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.

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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

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