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Drama - 1997
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White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks almost to no-one except for the eel he "befriended" in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn't let her become close to him.
Director:
,
Shōhei Imamura
Cast:
,
Akira Emoto
,
Koji Yakusho
,
Tomorowo Taguchi
,
Show Aikawa
,
Sabu Kawahara
,
Etsuko Ichihara
,
Misa Shimizu
,
Fujio Tokita
,
Ken Kobayashi
,
Chiho Terada

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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
117 min
Release date:
12 May 1997
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
16 wins & 14 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
This simple, sinuous fable may not be among Imamura's greatest films ... but it could hardly have been made by anyone else.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Yakusho and Ms. Shimizu deliver unerring performances in a splendid film that harvests hope from a bleak landscape.
– Lawrence Van Gelder,
New York Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It sounds nuts, but one of the best movies in town is about the relationship of a man with his eel.
– Bob Graham,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
I was once again stuck watching a movie that's solely about repressed passion, perhaps the least cinematic thing you could ever try to film.
– Paul Tatara,
CNN.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Unpredictable and captivating.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb 2001
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