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The Eel (1997) | SpawnScore

The Eel

The Eel

Movies / Japanese

The Eel1997

Original title: うなぎ

IMDb

7.3/107.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

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Metacritic

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TMDB

69%136 votes

SpawnScore

Released: May 12, 1997
Runtime: 1h 57m
Language: Japanese
Director: Shōhei Imamura

Drama
Crime

Story

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.

Trailer

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Takuro Yamashita

Misa Shimizu

Misa Shimizu

Keiko Hattori

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Tamotsu Takasaki

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Jiro Nakajima

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Ken Kobayashi

Ken Kobayashi

Masaki Saito

Sabu Kawahara

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Seitaro Misato

Etsuko Ichihara

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Fumie Hattori

Tomorowo Taguchi

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Eiji Dojima

Chiho Terada

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Emiko Yamashita

Sanshō Shinsui

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Doctor

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Detective Keiji

Ken Mitsuishi

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Detective

Hiroyuki Konishi

Hiroyuki Konishi

Medical Examiner

Shoichi Ozawa

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Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

Makoto Satō

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Jukichi Takada

Shinsho Nakamaru

Shinsho Nakamaru

Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

Sei Hiraizumi

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Prison Officer

Seiji Kurasaki

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Crew

Shōhei Imamura
Director, Screenplay
Motofumi Tomikawa
Screenplay
Daisuke Tengan
Screenplay
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Novel
Hisashi Iino
Producer
Shinichiro Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Shigeru Komatsubara
Director of Photography
Hajime Okayasu
Editor

Images

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Where to watch

Country

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Details

Spoken languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Production

Eisei Gekijo
Groove Corporation
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