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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1997-05-12
- video_camera_front Companies Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku
- timer Runtime: 117 Mins
- star Rating: 7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 105 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0120408
- visibilityViews: 7 views
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『うなぎ』予告編｜ The Eel - Trailer HD
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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
Sanshô Shinsui
Doctor
Koichi Ueda
Detective Keiji
Ken Mitsuishi
Detective
Hiroyuki Konishi
Medical Examiner
Shoichi Ozawa
Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Makoto Satō
Jukichi Takada
Fumio Tokita
Nakajima
Shinsho Nakamaru
Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend
Sei Hiraizumi
Prison Officer
Seiji Kurasaki
Toshirō Ishidō
Masayuki Akinaga
Masahiro Noguchi
Takashi Odajima
Kentarô Sakai
Teresa Saponangelo
Kazuya Sasaki
Kazuyuki Senba
Rumi Shiina
Miho Shimizu
Ziko Uchiyama
groups Crew
Shigeru Komatsubara
Cinematography
Motofumi Tomikawa
Writer
Akira Yoshimura
Novel
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Daisuke Tengan
Writer
Shigeko Ikawa
Makeup Artist
Hisao Inagaki
Production Design
Kazuo Matsuda
Costume Supervisor
Hajime Okayasu
Editor
Toshiharu Aida
Set Decoration
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Yoshio Yamada
Set Decoration
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