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6.9A 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.
Released: 1997-05-12117 minDir: Shōhei ImamuraDrama, Crime
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
Themes
- eel
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 560677
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- publication date
- 1997-05-12
- title
- うなぎ
- review score
- 81%
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Categories
1997 drama films1997 films1997 in Japanese cinema1997 Japanese filmsBest Film Kinema Junpo Award winnersFilms about uxoricideFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms directed by Shohei ImamuraFilms scored by Shin'ichirō IkebeFilms set in Chiba PrefectureJapanese drama filmsJapanese independent filmsPalme d'Or winnersShochiku filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates