The Eel

The Eel

1997-05-12 117 min ★ 6.9
DramaCrime

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

Shinsho Nakamaru
Shinsho Nakamaru
Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend
Misa Shimizu
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Ken Kobayashi
Ken Kobayashi
Masaki Saito
Sanshō Shinsui
Sanshō Shinsui
Doctor
Fujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima
Sabu Kawahara
Sabu Kawahara
Seitaro Misato
Etsuko Ichihara
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori
Chiho Terada
Chiho Terada
Emiko Yamashita
Hiroyuki Konishi
Hiroyuki Konishi
Medical Examiner
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Seiji Kurasaki
Seiji Kurasaki
Koichi Ueda
Koichi Ueda
Detective Keiji
Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Misako Nakajima
Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō
Jukichi Takada
Toshirō Ishidō
Toshirō Ishidō
Masahiro Noguchi
Masahiro Noguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Eiji Dojima
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Prison Officer
Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi
Detective
Show Aikawa
Show Aikawa
Yuji Nozawa