The Eel (film)

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Unagi

Directed by	Shohei Imamura
Produced by	Hiso Ino
Written by	Shohei Imamura, Daisuke Tengan, Motofumi Tomikawa, Akira Yoshimura]]
Starring	Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu
Music by	Shinichirô Ikebe
Cinematography	Shigeru Komatsubara
Release date(s)	12 May 1997 (premiere at Cannes) 24 May 1997 21 August 1998 20 November 1998
Running time	117 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
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The Eel (Japanese: うなぎ, Unagi) is a 1997 film directed by Shohei Imamura starring Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho and Akira Emoto. It won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997.

[edit] Synopsis

Acting on the advice of an anonymous note, Takuro Yamashita (Yakusho) returns home early one night to find his wife in bed with another man. He kills her then turns himself in to the police. After being released from prison, he opens a barber shop. He helps save Keiko (Shimizu) from a suicide attempt, after which she works at his shop. It becomes clear that Keiko has romantic affections for Takuro, but his reciprocation is redirected towards his pet eel.