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7.0/10 • 107

1997-05-121h 57m

DramaCrime

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.

Directors
Shōhei Imamura
Writters
Daisuke Tengan, Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa
Editors
Daisuke Tengan, Shōhei Imamura, Motofumi Tomikawa, Hajime Okayasu

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Koji Yakusho

    Koji Yakusho

    Takuro Yamashita

  2. Misa Shimizu

    Misa Shimizu

    Keiko Hattori

  3. Akira Emoto

    Akira Emoto

    Tamotsu Takasaki

  4. Fujio Tokita

    Fujio Tokita

    Jiro Nakajima

  5. Mitsuko Baisho

    Mitsuko Baisho

    Misako Nakajima

  6. Show Aikawa

    Show Aikawa

    Yuji Nozawa

  7. Ken Kobayashi

    Ken Kobayashi

    Masaki Saito

  8. Sabu Kawahara

    Sabu Kawahara

    Seitaro Misato

  9. Etsuko Ichihara

    Etsuko Ichihara

    Fumie Hattori

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
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