The Eel (1997)
Starring Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, 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 almost to 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.
Runtime: 117 min.
Rating: 7.0
DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Drama
Cast
Takuro Yamashita
Keiko Hattori
Tamotsu Takasaki
Jiro Nakajima
Yuji Nozawa
Masaki Saito
Seitaro Misato
Fumie Hattori
Eiji Dojima
Emiko Yamashita
Doctor
Keiji - A detective
Detective
Medical Examiner
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Jukichi Takada
Nakajima
Misako Nakajima