Poster of The Eel

The Eel

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, May 12 1997
27 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Koji YakushoKoji Yakusho. Koji Yakusho was 41 in The Eel as 'Takuro Yamashita'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1956
Portrait of Misa ShimizuMisa Shimizu. Misa Shimizu was 26 in The Eel as 'Keiko Hattori'.
Birthday: Fri, Sep 25 1970
Portrait of Akira EmotoAkira Emoto. Akira Emoto was 48 in The Eel as 'Tamotsu Takasaki'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 03 1948
Portrait of Fujio TokitaFujio Tokita. Fujio Tokita was 60 in The Eel as 'Jiro Nakajima'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 30 1937 –
Died: Wed, Jul 18 2018
Portrait of Mitsuko BaishoMitsuko Baisho. Mitsuko Baisho was 50 in The Eel as 'Misako Nakajima'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 22 1946
Portrait of Show AikawaShow Aikawa. Show Aikawa was 35 in The Eel as 'Yuji Nozawa'.
Birthday: Wed, May 24 1961
Portrait of Ken KobayashiKen Kobayashi. Ken Kobayashi was 25 in The Eel as 'Masaki Saito'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 03 1971
Portrait of Sabu KawaharaSabu Kawahara. Sabu Kawahara was 51 in The Eel as 'Seitaro Misato'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 10 1945
Portrait of Etsuko IchiharaEtsuko Ichihara. Etsuko Ichihara was 61 in The Eel as 'Fumie Hattori'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 24 1936 –
Died: Sat, Jan 12 2019
Portrait of Tomorowo TaguchiTomorowo Taguchi. Tomorowo Taguchi was 39 in The Eel as 'Eiji Dojima'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 30 1957
Portrait of Chiho TeradaChiho Terada. Chiho Terada was 24 in The Eel as 'Emiko Yamashita'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 26 1973
Portrait of Sanshō ShinsuiSanshō Shinsui. Sanshō Shinsui was 50 in The Eel as 'Doctor'.
Birthday: Mon, May 05 1947 –
Died: Sat, Dec 30 2017
Portrait of Koichi UedaKoichi Ueda. Koichi Ueda was 56 in The Eel as 'Detective Keiji'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 02 1941
Portrait of Ken MitsuishiKen Mitsuishi. Ken Mitsuishi was 35 in The Eel as 'Detective'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 26 1961
Portrait of Hiroyuki KonishiHiroyuki Konishi. Hiroyuki Konishi was 37 in The Eel as 'Medical Examiner'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 28 1959
Portrait of Shoichi OzawaShoichi Ozawa. Shoichi Ozawa was 68 in The Eel as 'Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 06 1929 –
Died: Mon, Dec 10 2012
Portrait of Makoto SatōMakoto Satō. Makoto Satō was 63 in The Eel as 'Jukichi Takada'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 18 1934 –
Died: Thu, Dec 06 2012
Portrait of Fumio TokitaFumio Tokita. Fumio Tokita was >> in The Eel as 'Nakajima'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinsho NakamaruShinsho Nakamaru. Shinsho Nakamaru was 48 in The Eel as 'Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 25 1949
Portrait of Sei HiraizumiSei Hiraizumi. Sei Hiraizumi was 52 in The Eel as 'Prison Officer'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 02 1944
Portrait of Seiji KurasakiSeiji Kurasaki. Seiji Kurasaki was 37 in The Eel
Birthday: Wed, Feb 17 1960
Portrait of Toshirō IshidōToshirō Ishidō. Toshirō Ishidō was 64 in The Eel
Birthday: Sun, Jul 17 1932 –
Died: Tue, Nov 01 2011
Portrait of Masayuki AkinagaMasayuki Akinaga. Masayuki Akinaga was >> in The Eel
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masahiro NoguchiMasahiro Noguchi. Masahiro Noguchi was 42 in The Eel
Birthday: Tue, Apr 26 1955
Portrait of Takashi OdajimaTakashi Odajima. Takashi Odajima was >> in The Eel
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kentarô SakaiKentarô Sakai. Kentarô Sakai was 32 in The Eel
Birthday: Sat, Dec 26 1964
Portrait of Kazuya SasakiKazuya Sasaki. Kazuya Sasaki was >> in The Eel
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kazuyuki SenbaKazuyuki Senba. Kazuyuki Senba was 64 in The Eel
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1933
Portrait of Rumi ShiinaRumi Shiina. Rumi Shiina was >> in The Eel
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Miho ShimizuMiho Shimizu. Miho Shimizu was >> in The Eel
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zeeko UchiyamaZeeko Uchiyama. Zeeko Uchiyama was 34 in The Eel
Birthday: Wed, Feb 27 1963

Crew

Portrait of Shōhei ImamuraShōhei Imamura. Shōhei Imamura was 70 in The Eel as 'Writer, Director'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 15 1926 –
Died: Tue, May 30 2006
Portrait of Daisuke TenganDaisuke Tengan. Daisuke Tengan was 37 in The Eel as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Dec 14 1959
Portrait of Motofumi TomikawaMotofumi Tomikawa. Motofumi Tomikawa was 48 in The Eel as 'Writer'
Birthday: Fri, Feb 11 1949
Portrait of Hajime OkayasuHajime Okayasu. Hajime Okayasu was 60 in The Eel as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 29 1936 –
Died: Wed, Nov 05 2014
Portrait of Shinichirô IkebeShinichirô Ikebe. Shinichirô Ikebe was 53 in The Eel as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 15 1943
Portrait of Shigeru KomatsubaraShigeru Komatsubara. Shigeru Komatsubara was 48 in The Eel as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1949
Portrait of Akira YoshimuraAkira Yoshimura. Akira Yoshimura was 70 in The Eel as 'Novel'
Birthday: Sun, May 01 1927 –
Died: Mon, Jul 31 2006
Portrait of Yoshio YamadaYoshio Yamada. Yoshio Yamada was >> in The Eel as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kazuo MatsudaKazuo Matsuda. Kazuo Matsuda was >> in The Eel as 'Costume Supervisor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hisao InagakiHisao Inagaki. Hisao Inagaki was >> in The Eel as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshiharu AidaToshiharu Aida. Toshiharu Aida was >> in The Eel as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shigeko IkawaShigeko Ikawa. Shigeko Ikawa was >> in The Eel as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday