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The Eel (1997)

The Eel

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1h 57m

Crime, Drama

November 5th, 1998

7.3/10

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White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away; so he suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks to almost no one except for the eel he "befriended" in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn't let her become close to him.

16 wins and 14 nominations

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Cast

Kôji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Mitsuko Baishô
Misako Nakajima
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima
Shô Aikawa
Yuji Nozawa
Ken Kobayashi
Masaki Saito
Sabu Kawahara
Seitaro Misato
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori
Tomorô Taguchi
Eiji Dojima
Full cast & crew

Directors

Shôhei Imamura
(as Shohei Imamura)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Hisashi Iino
producer
(as Hiso Ino)
Yasushi Matsuda
line producer
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
planner
Full cast & crew

Writers

Shôhei Imamura
(as Shohei Imamura)
Daisuke Tengan
Motofumi Tomikawa
Full cast & crew

Keywords

alien
fear
stabbed to death
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Japan

Languages

Japanese

Release Dates

November 5th, 1998 (Argentina)
November 19th, 1997 (Argentina) (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
November 24th, 2000 (Argentina) (Clasicos del Cine Japones)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Unagi (original title)
La anguila (Argentina)
A Enguia (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Akita, Japan (Mental Hospital)
Sawara, Chiba, Japan (Police Station)

Running Times

117 min
134 min ((director's cut))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1 (intended ratio)
1.96 : 1 (negative ratio)

Production Companies

Shochiku
Eisei Gekijo
NHK Enterprises (production co-operation)
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

Artificial Eye
Argentina Video Home (Argentina)
Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Kodak Japan (film stock)
KSS Films (thanks)
Tokyo Concerts (orchestra)
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