The Eel
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he’s away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks almost to no-one except for the eel he “befriended” in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn’t let her become close to him.
Views: 13
Genre: Drama, Palme d'Or winners
Director: ShĂ´hei Imamura
Actors: Akira Emoto, Chiho Terada, Etsuko Ichihara, Fujio Tokita, Ken Kobayashi, Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Sabu Kawahara, Sho Aikawa, Show Aikawa, Tomoro Taguchi, Tomorowo Taguchi
Country: Japan
Company: Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions
Awards: 16 wins & 14 nominations
Worldwide Gross: $418,480
Duration:
1h 57minRelease: 1997
Release Date: 1997-05-12
IMDb: 7.3
TMDB: 6.9
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Metacritic: 81
FilmAffinity: 7.0