
The Eel(1997)
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.


Masayoshi Nogami
Sayuri Sakurari
横井京子
Kyōji Kokonoe
Kôtarô Mori
Kuniko Masuda
Hiroko Okamoto
Miki Jô
Jirô Urashima
Shigeo Sone
Noboru Takeishi
Hentai is a drama, crime film released in 1965. Directed by Takashi Shiga, it stars Masayoshi Nogami, Sayuri Sakurari, Kyōji Kokonoe. Two gumshoes must find the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy industrialist.
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