The Eel
Whitecollar worker Yamashita discovers his wife has a lover if he is away, visiting her , suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prisonhe proceeds to live in a little village, then opens a barbershop (he had been trained as a barber in prison) and talks almost to no-one except for that eel he"befriended" in prison. He discovers out the body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his 19, one afternoon. She starts to work at his shopbut he doesn't let her become close to him.
Released: 1997-05-12
Genre:
Drama