The Eel
1997 · TMDB 7.0 · うなぎ
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
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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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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- Runtime
- 117 min
- Released
- 1997-05-12
- Studio
- Eisei Gekijo
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- TMDB score
- 7.0
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