The Eel (1997)
Original title: うなぎ
The Eel is a 1997 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Shōhei Imamura, with a running time of 1h 57m. It stars Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu and Akira Emoto.
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.
Cast
- Koji Yakusho as Takuro Yamashita
- Misa Shimizu as Keiko Hattori
- Akira Emoto as Tamotsu Takasaki
- Fujio Tokita as Jiro Nakajima
- Mitsuko Baisho as Misako Nakajima
- Show Aikawa as Yuji Nozawa
- Ken Kobayashi as Masaki Saito
- Sabu Kawahara as Seitaro Misato
- Etsuko Ichihara as Fumie Hattori
- Tomorowo Taguchi as Eiji Dojima
- Chiho Terada as Emiko Yamashita
- Sanshō Shinsui as Doctor