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The Eel(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-05-12
69%
122 Votes
Time: 1h 57m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Groove Corporation
Imamura Productions
Movie: The Eel
Top 10 Billed Cast
役所広司
Takuro Yamashita
清水美沙
Keiko Hattori
柄本明
Tamotsu Takasaki
常田富士男
Jiro Nakajima
倍賞美津子
Misako Nakajima
哀川翔
Yuji Nozawa
小林健
Masaki Saito
河原さぶ
Seitaro Misato
市原悦子
Fumie Hattori
田口トモロヲ
Eiji Dojima
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