The Eel
Film19971h 57mReleased
DramaCrime
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- Director
- Shōhei Imamura
- Language
- Japanese
- Released
- 1997-05-12
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
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6.9130 votes on TMDB
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6.6
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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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