
The Eel
The Eel
A Drama and Crime film released in 1997, The Eel runs 1h 57m and comes from Japan. Soap2Day lists it with Shōhei Imamura directing and Koji Yakusho and Misa Shimizu in the cast. It holds 6.9/10 from 136 votes. 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.
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Country: Japan
- Director: Shōhei Imamura
- Cast: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita, Mitsuko Baisho, Show Aikawa, Ken Kobayashi, Sabu Kawahara, Etsuko Ichihara, Tomorowo Taguchi, Chiho Terada, Sanshō Shinsui

















