The Eel Blu-ray Movie

Overview

The Eel (1997)

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.

Starring: Koji Yakusho, Mitsuko Baishô, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita, Shô Aikawa (II)
Director: Shôhei Imamura

Foreign	Uncertain
Drama	Uncertain

Specifications

• Video

  Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
  Video resolution: 1080p
  Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
  

• Audio

  Japanese: LPCM Mono
  

• Subtitles

  English
  

• Discs

  Blu-ray Disc
  Single disc (1 BD)
  

• Playback

  Region A (B, C untested)

Review

The Eel Blu-ray Movie Review

No review exists for this particular release, however, it exists for the other following regions/countries:

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  The Eel Blu-ray Movie  

  うなぎ / Unagi | Limited Edition

  Radiance Films | 1997 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 134 min | Not rated | Apr 15, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman

  
  

  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.

  
  

  Drama / Foreign

Other editions

The Eel: Other Editions

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  The Eel

  うなぎ / Unagi | Limited Edition

  1997