The Eel
うなぎ, Unagiby Shōhei Imamura1h571966Japan
Recommended byPascale Ferran, Pierre Salvadori
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A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Imamura Productions , KSS, Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation
- Director : Shōhei Imamura
- Scenario : Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan
- Original Music : Shinichiro Ikebe
- Original Work Author : Akira Yoshimura
- Producer : Hisa Iino
- Photo Director : Shigeru Komatsubara
- Sound Recorder : Kenichi Benitani
- Set Decoration : Hisao Inagaki
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Year of production : 1966
- French release date : 3 octobre 1997
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Japanese
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