The Eel
1997·Drama·1h 57m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
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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
Sabu Kawahara
Seitaro Misato
Etsuko Ichihara
Fumie Hattori
Tomorowo Taguchi
Eiji Dojima
Chiho Terada
Emiko Yamashita
Sanshō Shinsui
Doctor
Crew
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay
Daisuke Tengan
Screenplay
Shinichiro Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Hajime Okayasu
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32 reviews
Lise
8.0★ · 02/13/25
J’ai rarement été autant investi dans un film! Et pourtant il se passe pas énormément de trucs (purée quand ils ont cassé l’aquarium de l’anguille j’ai cru mourir de stress)
J’ai rarement été autant investi dans un film! Et pourtant il se passe pas énormément de trucs (purée quand ils ont cassé l’aquarium de l’anguille j’ai cru mourir de stress)
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Olvaggar
8.0★ · 06/03/26
mal O
8.0★ · 04/29/26
Maybe like half an hour in I was like, “damn, if it wasn’t for the grizzly murder this dude would lowkey be a vibe.” Cool lengthy tale about forgiveness and how your life’s trajectory can’t be totally cooked if you not only genuinely aspire to be better, but actually BE better. A little surreal too which is fun. I do sometimes wish that these redemption type movies didn’t begin the growth journey of a man on the plight of a woman but…that sadly is how the world works. Need movie recs with the roles reversed.
Maybe like half an hour in I was like, “damn, if it wasn’t for the grizzly murder this dude would lowkey be a vibe.” Cool lengthy tale about forgiveness and how your life’s trajectory can’t be totally cooked if you not only genuinely aspire to be better, but actually BE better. A little surreal too which is fun. I do sometimes wish that these redemption type movies didn’t begin the growth journey of a man on the plight of a woman but…that sadly is how the world works. Need movie recs with the roles reversed.
Victor Escobar
6.0★ · 03/12/26
His little outfit in the beginning
His little outfit in the beginning
ilikepeanut
8.0★ · 03/05/26
Perfect Days but you killed your wife
Perfect Days but you killed your wife