Unagi

Aug 21 1998 Not Rated 1h 57m
Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Shôhei Imamura, Daisuke Tengan, Motofumi Tomikawa

Directed by

Shôhei Imamura

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Eisei Gekijo, Groove Corporation, Imamura Productions, Shochiku

Languages

Awards

16 wins & 14 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
6,603
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA