1997
7.0 (113 votes)
1h 57m
Genres
Drama
Crime
Production Companies
Eisei Gekijo
Groove Corporation
Imamura Productions
Shochiku
Groove Corporation
Imamura Productions
Shochiku
The Eel (うなぎ)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Daisuke Tengan, Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Top Cast
Koji Yakusho
Takuro Yamashita
Misa Shimizu
Keiko Hattori
Akira Emoto
Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Tokita
Jiro Nakajima
Mitsuko Baisho
Misako Nakajima
Show Aikawa
Yuji Nozawa
Ken Kobayashi
Masaki Saito
Sabu Kawahara
Seitaro Misato
Videos
『うなぎ』予告編｜ The Eel - Trailer HD
