The Eel (1997)
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
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.
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In addition to casting the three lead female parts with Chinese rather than Japanese actresses, one of Japan's most elegant actors, Kôji Yakusho ("Shall We Dance?," "The Eel," "Cure"), has been given the part of the disfigured, bearish Nobu, while the romantic lead is played by Ken Watanabe ("The Last Samurai," "Batman Begins"), an actor with more American name recognition.