The Eel
1997/05/12 (US) | Drama, Crime
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.
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Lead 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
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Eisei Gekijo
- Groove Corporation
- Imamura Productions
- Shochiku
Crews
Shigeru Komatsubara
Cinematography
Motofumi Tomikawa
Writer
Akira Yoshimura
Novel
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Daisuke Tengan
Writer
Shigeko Ikawa
Makeup Artist
Hisao Inagaki
Production Design