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The Eel (1997)

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Director:

Shohei Imamura

Starring:

Akira Emoto, Mitsuko Baisho, Misa Shimizu, Koji Yakusho

Genres:

Drama

Origin:

Japan

Certificate:

R

Languages:

Japanese With Subtitles

Subtitles:

English

Running Time:

117 min

The Eel

synopsis


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. Eight years after his last masterpiece (Black Rain) electrified audiences, the world renowed master of quirky, slightly offbeat and audacious cinema became one of only four filmmakers to win the coveted Palme d'Or at Cannes twice.

 
 

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