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21 August 1998 (USA) morePlot:
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her... more | add synopsisAwards:
14 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
"The Year Of The Japanese Film Phoenix"(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 29 January 1998)
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Abstract drama at it's best! more (22 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kôji Yakusho | ... | Takuro Yamashita |
| Misa Shimizu | ... | Keiko Hattori |
| Mitsuko Baisho | ... | Misako Nakajima |
| Akira Emoto | ... | Tamotsu Takasaki |
| Fujio Tsuneta | ... | Jiro Nakajima |
| Shô Aikawa | ... | Yuji Nozawa |
| Ken Kobayashi | ... | Masaki Saito |
| Sabu Kawahara | ... | Seitaro Misato |
| Etsuko Ichihara | ... | Fumie Hattori |
| Tomorowo Taguchi | ... | Eiji Dojima |
| Chiho Terada | ... | Emiko Yamashita |
| Shinshô Nakamaru | ||
| Sei Hiraizumi | ||
| Seiji Kurasaki | ||
| Toshirô Ishidô |
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117 minCountry:
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JapaneseColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-18 | France:U | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Australia:RFun Stuff
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Finnish censorship certificate # 103959. moreFAQ
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I tried to spoil my girlfriend, who studies Japanese culture, with a film and it worked! Unagi (the Eal) tells a story of man who commits a 'crime passionelle' by murdering his wife. When he leaves prison the guards bring him 'his' eal. Under supervision of a local priest he tries to live a peaceful peasant-life in a place where nobody knows about his past; he becomes a barber, the eal is his friend ('they never say things you don't like..'). The situation changes when, on instigation of the priest, a girl starts assisting him in his shop. Inevitable his dilemma's come back...
I loved this film for it reminded me much of the films of the Dutch director/producer Alex van Warmerdam; the ordinary, tightly directed up to every detail, the sufficating dilemma's lightly woven thru. Modern drama at it's best!