The Eel

1997 ‧ Drama ‧ 1h 57m

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Initial release	Japan
Directors	Shohei Imamura
Screenplay	Shohei Imamura
	Daisuke Tengan
	Motofumi Tomikawa
Producers	Hisashi Iino
	Yukio Nihira
Date of Reg.	2020-02-07 11:30:47
Date of Upd.	2021-11-23 13:56:34
ID	2432591

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About The Eel

Freed after spending eight years in prison for killing his unfaithful wife in a jealous rage, Takuro Yamashita (Koji Yakusho) opens a barber shop and spends his free time communing with the pet eel he got while in prison. One day, he saves a young woman named Keiko Hattori (Misa Shimizu) from committing suicide, and offers her a job in his shop. Despite the pair's growing mutual attraction, Takuro's enduring guilt over his wife's murder obstructs the growth of their relationship. … MORE

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