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The Eel (1997)

May 12, 1997 · 1h 57m

6.9/10 TMDB user score
135 votes on 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.

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Top 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
  • Mitsuko Baisho Mitsuko Baisho Misako Nakajima
  • Show Aikawa Show Aikawa Yuji Nozawa
  • Ken Kobayashi Ken Kobayashi Masaki Saito
  • Sabu Kawahara Sabu Kawahara Seitaro Misato
  • Etsuko Ichihara Etsuko Ichihara Fumie Hattori
  • Tomorowo Taguchi Tomorowo Taguchi Eiji Dojima
  • Chiho Terada Chiho Terada Emiko Yamashita
  • Sanshō Shinsui Sanshō Shinsui Doctor
  • Koichi Ueda Koichi Ueda Detective Keiji
  • Ken Mitsuishi Ken Mitsuishi Detective
  • Hiroyuki Konishi Hiroyuki Konishi Medical Examiner
  • Shoichi Ozawa Shoichi Ozawa Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

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