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The Eel (うなぎ, Unagi) is a 1997 film directed by Shohei Imamura and starring Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, and Akira Emoto. The film is loosely based on the novel On Parole by celebrated author Akira Yoshimura, combined with elements from the director's 1966 film The Pornographers.
Aug 21, 1998 · The Eel: Directed by Shôhei Imamura. With Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô, Akira Emoto. A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
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- Shôhei Imamura
- 1998-08-21
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Freed after spending eight years in prison for killing his unfaithful wife in a jealous rage, Takuro Yamashita (Koji Yakusho) opens a barber shop and spends his free ...
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The Eel is a film directed by Shôhei Imamura with Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Hiroyuki Konishi .... Year: 1997. Original title: Unagi. Synopsis: The film opens with Takuro Yamashita (Koji Yakusho), a seemingly normal salaryman, learning that his wife might be having an affair.
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- Shôhei Imamura
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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- Shōhei Imamura
After serving eight years in prison, Yamashita is released into the care of his parole officer, an elderly priest in whose hometown the former salaryman find himself installed a deserted barber shop to ply the new trade he learnt in captivity.
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May 24, 1997 · 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.
