MovieDramaCrime
The Eel
6.9(136)19971h 57m
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.
- Director
- Shōhei Imamura
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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
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori
Tomorowo Taguchi
Eiji Dojima
Chiho Terada
Emiko Yamashita
Sanshō Shinsui
Doctor
Koichi Ueda
Detective Keiji
Ken Mitsuishi
Detective
Hiroyuki Konishi
Medical Examiner
Shoichi Ozawa
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Makoto Satou
Jukichi Takada
Shinsho Nakamaru
Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend
Sei Hiraizumi
Prison Officer
Seiji Kurasaki
Toshirō Ishidō
Masayuki Akinaga
Masahiro Noguchi
Takashi Odajima
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Crew
Directing
- Shōhei ImamuraDirector
- Hideko NakataScript Supervisor
Writing
- Akira YoshimuraNovel
- Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
- Motofumi TomikawaScreenplay
- Daisuke TenganScreenplay
Production
- Hisashi IinoProducer
- Koji MatsudaLine Producer
Camera
- Shigeru KomatsubaraDirector of Photography
- Kazutoshi SasadaStill Photographer
Editing
- Hajime OkayasuEditor
Sound
- Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
- Kenichi BenitaniSound Recordist
- Masatoshi SaitoSound Effects
- Masaya KitadaSound Effects
Art
- Hisao InagakiProduction Design
- Toshiharu AidaSet Decoration
- Yoshio YamadaSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Shigeko IkawaMakeup Artist
- Kazuo MatsudaCostume Supervisor
Lighting
- Yasuo IwakiGaffer