The Eel (2013)

  • NR
  • 01/27/2013 (CZ)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 1h 57m

Overview

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.

Shōhei Imamura

Director, Writer

Daisuke Tengan

Writer

Motofumi Tomikawa

Writer

Akira Yoshimura

Novel

Cast

Koji Yakusho's headshot

Koji Yakusho

Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu's headshot

Misa Shimizu

Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto's headshot

Akira Emoto

Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita's headshot

Fujio Tokita

Jiro Nakajima
Mitsuko Baisho's headshot

Mitsuko Baisho

Misako Nakajima
Show Aikawa's headshot

Show Aikawa

Yuji Nozawa
Ken Kobayashi's headshot

Ken Kobayashi

Masaki Saito
Sabu Kawahara's headshot

Sabu Kawahara

Seitaro Misato

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