The Eel (1997)
The Eel (1997)
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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Cast

Koji Yakusho Koji Yakusho As: Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu Misa Shimizu As: Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto Akira Emoto As: Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita Fujio Tokita As: Jiro Nakajima
Mitsuko Baisho Mitsuko Baisho As: Misako Nakajima
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Storyline

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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Certification: 19

Details

Genres: Drama, Crime

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 12 May 1997

Country: JP

Runtime: 117m

Company Credits

Company: Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku

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Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

Shigeko Ikawa

Shigeko Ikawa

Makeup Artist

Kazuo Matsuda

Kazuo Matsuda

Costume Supervisor

Sound

Shinichirô Ikebe

Shinichirô Ikebe

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

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Lighting

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Art Department

Hisao Inagaki

Hisao Inagaki

Production Design

Toshiharu Aida

Toshiharu Aida

Set Decoration

Yoshio Yamada

Yoshio Yamada

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Shigeru Komatsubara

Shigeru Komatsubara

Cinematography

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