Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 3 awards, including the Palme d'Or (1997) and the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year (1998)
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film (1999)
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Music
Music by Shinichiro Ikebe
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Shigeru Komatsubara
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Akira YoshimuraNovel
- Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
- Motofumi TomikawaScreenplay
- Daisuke TenganScreenplay
- Original title
- うなぎ
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 12, 1997
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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In the United States
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Cast
Koji YakushoTakuro Yamashita
Misa ShimizuKeiko Hattori
Akira EmotoTamotsu Takasaki
Fujio TokitaJiro Nakajima
Mitsuko BaishoMisako Nakajima
Show AikawaYuji Nozawa
Ken KobayashiMasaki Saito
Sabu KawaharaSeitaro Misato
Etsuko IchiharaFumie Hattori
Tomorowo TaguchiEiji Dojima
Chiho TeradaEmiko Yamashita
Sanshō ShinsuiDoctor
Koichi UedaDetective Keiji
Ken MitsuishiDetective
Hiroyuki KonishiMedical Examiner
Shoichi OzawaGynaecolology Clinic Doctor
Makoto SatōJukichi Takada
Shinsho NakamaruEmiko Yamashita's Boyfriend
Sei HiraizumiPrison Officer
Seiji Kurasaki
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