The Eel (film)
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| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Produced by | Hiso Ino |
| Written by | Shohei Imamura, Daisuke Tengan, Motofumi Tomikawa, Akira Yoshimura]] |
| Starring | Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu |
| Music by | Shinichirô Ikebe |
| Cinematography | Shigeru Komatsubara |
| Release date(s) |  12 May 1997 (premiere at Cannes) 24 May 1997 21 August 1998 20 November 1998 |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Eel (Japanese: うなぎ, Unagi) is a 1997 film directed by Shohei Imamura starring Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho and Akira Emoto. It won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
[edit] Synopsis
Acting on the advice of an anonymous note, Takuro Yamashita (Yakusho) returns home early one night to find his wife in bed with another man. He kills her then turns himself in to the police. After being released from prison, he opens a barber shop. He helps save Keiko (Shimizu) from a suicide attempt, after which she works at his shop. It becomes clear that Keiko has romantic affections for Takuro, but his reciprocation is redirected towards his pet eel.
[edit] External links
- The Eel at the Internet Movie Database
- at the JMDb (in Japanese)
| Preceded by Secrets & Lies |
Palme d'Or 1997 tied with Taste of Cherry |
Succeeded by Eternity and a Day |
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