The Eel

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.

Cast

Koji Yakusho

as Takuro Yamashita

Misa Shimizu

as Keiko Hattori

Akira Emoto

as Tamotsu Takasaki

Fujio Tokita

as Jiro Nakajima

Mitsuko Baisho

as Misako Nakajima

Show Aikawa

as Yuji Nozawa

Ken Kobayashi

as Masaki Saito

Sabu Kawahara

as Seitaro Misato

Etsuko Ichihara

as Fumie Hattori

Tomorowo Taguchi

as Eiji Dojima

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