The Eel
White-collar worker Yamashita realizes his wife has a lover visiting her when he is awayreturns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to dwell in a little village, opens a barbershop (he had been trained as a barber in prison) and talks nearly to nobody except for the eel he"befriended" in prison. He sees that the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his 19, one day. She starts to work at his shop, but he does not let her become close to him.
Released: 1997-05-12
Genre:
Drama