The Eel

Name: The Eel
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1997-05-12
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita, Mitsuko Baisho

7.3

82%Tomatometer

81

Metascore

6.9

TMDb

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.

DirectorShōhei Imamura

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.

DirectorShōhei Imamura

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