Unagi : The eel /
Finding his wife in bed with another man, Takuro Yamashita murders her, serves an eight year prison sentence, and then moves to a small town to begin life anew as a barber. When he hires a young woman as his assistant, her past collides with his to the detriment of all.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
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New York :
New Yorker Video,
[2001]
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| Edition: | Letterboxed. |
| Series: | Great directors (New Yorker Video (Firm))
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| Summary: | Finding his wife in bed with another man, Takuro Yamashita murders her, serves an eight year prison sentence, and then moves to a small town to begin life anew as a barber. When he hires a young woman as his assistant, her past collides with his to the detriment of all. |
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| Item Description: | Directed by Shohei Imamura ; screenplay by Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan and Shohei Imamura ; edited by Hajime Okayasu ; music by Shinchiro Ikebe. Based on a story by Akira Yoshimura. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. A foreign film (Japan). Special features: Original theatrical trailer -- Cast and director profiles & filmographies. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet ([4] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD. |
| ISBN: | 1567302386 |