The Eel (Blu-ray)

Directed by Shôhei Imamura

Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Fujio Tokita, Mitsuko Baishô, Akira Emoto, Shô Aikawa, Ken Kobayashi, Sabu Kawahara, Etsuko Ichihara, Tomorô Taguchi
Contributors: Shigeru Komatsubaru, Hisa Lino, Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan, Shôhei Imamura, Shinichirô Ikebe
Studio: Radiance Films
Genre: World Cinema
Main Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A,B
Release Date: 22 Jun 2026
Originally Issued: 1997
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (18) Suitable for 18 years and over.
Run Time: 117 minutes

Description

Kôji Yakusho stars in this Japanese drama directed by Shôhei Imamura. Takura (Yakusho) murders his wife after finding her in bed with another man. When he is released from prison, he takes a job as a hairdresser in a quiet town and isolates himself from the rest of the community.

Seemingly content to spend the rest of his life alone, his routine is disturbed by a young woman who has her own demons to battle. The cast also includes Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô and Akira Emoto.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: Daisuke Tengan (screenwriter); Tony Rayns (critic)