The Eel is a 1997 film directed by Shohei Imamura and starring Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, and Akira Emoto. The film is loosely based on the novel On Parole by celebrated author Akira Yoshimura, combined with elements from the director's 1966 film The Pornographers. It shared the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival with Taste of Cherry. It also won the 1998 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year.
The Eel (1997)
Directed by Shohei Imamura
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - May 24, 1997 |
Run Time - 117 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
Box Office
$418,480
Tags
1997 Cannes Film Festival, Best Film Of The Year, Ji Yakusho, Kinema Junpo Award, On Parole, Palme D'or, Taste Of Cherry, The Pornographers
Attributes
Based On: based on novels
Alternate Titles
A Enguia
BR, PT
Ålen
DK, NO, SE
Állinn
IS
Az angolna
HU
Der Aal
DE
L'anguilla
IT
L'anguille
FR
La anguila
AR, ES
Marmahi
IR
The Eel
GB, US
Unagi
, JP
Ungurys
LT
Węgorz
PL
Угорь
RU
うなぎ
JP
鰻魚
TW
鳗鱼
CN