The Eel (1997)
White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Shohei Imamura
Written By: Shohei Imamura, Daisuke Tengan
Starring: Akira Emoto, Kôji Yakusho, Shô Aikawa, Mitsuko Baishô, Etsuko Ichihara, Misa Shimizu, Sabu Kawahara, Fujio Tsuneta
Genre: Drama
AKA: Unagi
Country: Japan
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The Eel belongs to 13 collections
1. Palme d'Or (collaborative: moderated by mpowell - 78 stars)
2. The Gentlemen's Guide To Midnight Cinema Podcast (collaborative: moderated by Coheed - 9 stars)
3. Best by different standards (public: sesito71 - 6 stars)
4. Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 4 stars)
5. Great Japanese Films (collaborative: moderated by PerryStroika - 4 stars)
6. Japanese director (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 3 stars)
7. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (public: Coheed - 3 stars)
8. Cannes 1997 Official Selection (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
9. Foreign films on Divicast (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)
10. zae's DVDs & Blurays (public: zae)
11. Watchlist (public: GrimsChild)
12. Films Dunstan Owns (public: Dunstan-xxx)
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| Jan 30, 2013 | xacviant | 73 32nd |
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Winner of the Palme d'Or, though I don't quite see it. It's not bad: a man (Koji Yakusho) murders his cheating wife and, while on parole, opens a barbershop and slowly develops a relationship with a troubled young woman (Misa Shimizu). Tensions based upon both of their pasts ultimately come to a head. Shohei Imamura's direction has a few nice touches, and the acting is good, especially Shimizu's. It's just never more than okay, and the script has a few ideas that it never sufficiently develops.
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| Aug 06, 2012 | bentien | 57 46th |
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Winner of Palme d'Or in Cannes - I don't see why...
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| Jan 02, 2012 |  |
closedmouth | 70 41st |
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Starts strong, the first act is really good and it continues to be pretty good, though very different to how it started, for the second and most of the third, but the denouement ends up being kinda silly and melodramatic, and the ending is decidedly sentimental. Actually I think it was probably a melodrama all along but it only played its hand about halfway through. The setup kinda reminded me of The Station Agent, though it goes in a different, less satisfying direction.
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| Jan 26, 2011 |  |
Hezarfen | 60 44th |
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It is fine, not a bad way to spend a couple of hours. But slow, not really that deep, kinda interesting while you are watching it.
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| Sep 03, 2010 |  |
AICHE | 73 50th |
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The story's alright, I guess, but the scoring's sooo ugly. It detracts from the movie's already semi-dull narrative.
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| Jun 09, 2009 |  |
Mentaculus | 68 48th |
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It seems to fit within Imamura's oeuvre but lacks the sort of punch that is expected. I do appreciate its quirkiness, and the relationship between the leads.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
cambel | 76 67th |
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Imamura is not at his best, but his narration is powerful for sure.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
MartinTeller | 67 30th |
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Blah. Reminded me of a lot of American indie films... metaphors that don't mean much, brooding male lead character, free-spirited female lead, a couple of quirky oddballs, mobsters, etc.
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| Average Percentile 59.52% from 226 Ratings |  |