The Eel

Name: The Eel
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita, Mitsuko Baisho

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Shōhei ImamuraWriters: Daisuke Tengan, Motofumi TomikawaProducer: Hisashi Iino

Koji Yakusho

as Takuro Yamashita

Misa Shimizu

as Keiko Hattori

Akira Emoto

as Tamotsu Takasaki

Fujio Tokita

as Jiro Nakajima

Mitsuko Baisho

as Misako Nakajima

Show Aikawa

as Yuji Nozawa

Ken Kobayashi

as Masaki Saito

Sabu Kawahara

as Seitaro Misato

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