The Eel (1998)

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starring:
Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Fujio Tsuneta, Mitsuko Baisho, Makoto Sato, Akira Emoto, Sho Aikawa, Ken Kobayashi, Sabu Kawara, Etsuko Ichihara
director:
Shohei Imamura
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Rating: NONE
Release Date: Aug 28, 1998
Running Time: 117 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue Japanese
Country Of Origin: Japan
synopsis
Eight years after hacking to death his wife and her lover with a fishing knife, a man is released from prison and tries to start his life anew. He moves to a provincial village, opens a barbershop, spends time with his pet eel, and saves the life of a young woman who has attempted suicide.
cast + crew
Shohei Imamura
Director
Koji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Fujio Tsuneta
Jiro Nakajima
Mitsuko Baisho
Misako--Nakajima's Wife
Makoto Sato
Jukichi Takada--Carpenter
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki--Ex-Convict
Sho Aikawa
Yuji Nozawa--Yakuza
Ken Kobayashi
Masaki Saito--UFO Freak
Sabu Kawara
Seitaro Misato--Cop
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori--Keiko's Mother
Motofumi Tomikawa
screenplay
Daisuke Tengan
screenplay
Shohei Imamura
screenplay
Akira Yoshimura
Novel as Source Material
Hisa Iino
Producer
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Executive Producer