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The Eel: Full Cast & Crew 1997 Drama
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 time communing with the pet eel he got while in prison. One day, he saves a young woman named Keiko Hattori (Misa Shimizu) from committing suicide, and offers her a job in his shop. Despite the pair's growing mutual attraction, Takuro's enduring guilt over his wife's murder obstructs the growth of their relationship. Released: May 12, 1997 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Shôhei Imamura Director, Writer Kôji Yakusho Takuro Yamashita Actor Misa Shimizu Keiko Hattori Actor Fujio Tsuneta Jiro Nakajima Actor Mitsuko Baishô Misako Nakajima Actor Akira Emoto Tamotsu Takasaki Actor Shô Aikawa Yuji Nozawa Actor Ken Kobayashi Masaki Saito Actor Sabu Kawara Seitaro Misato Actor Etsuko Ichihara Fumie Hattori Actor Tomorowo Taguchi Eiji Dojima Actor Daisuke Tengan Writer Motofumi Tomikawa Writer Takashi Yoshimura Writer Akira Yoshimura Writer Kazuyoshi Okuyama Executive Producer Hisa Iino Producer Shinichirô Ikebe Original Music Shigeru Komatsubara Cinematographer Hajime Okayasu Film Editing Hisao Inagaki Production Design