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Synopsis

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.

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Cast

Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho

Takuro Yamashita

Misa Shimizu
Misa Shimizu

Keiko Hattori

Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto

Tamotsu Takasaki

Fujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita

Jiro Nakajima

Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho

Misako Nakajima

Show Aikawa
Show Aikawa

Yuji Nozawa

Ken Kobayashi
Ken Kobayashi

Masaki Saito

Sabu Kawahara
Sabu Kawahara

Seitaro Misato

Etsuko Ichihara
Etsuko Ichihara

Fumie Hattori

Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi

Eiji Dojima

Chiho Terada
Chiho Terada

Emiko Yamashita

Sanshō Shinsui
Sanshō Shinsui

Doctor

Koichi Ueda
Koichi Ueda

Detective Keiji

Ken Mitsuishi
Ken Mitsuishi

Detective

Hiroyuki Konishi
Hiroyuki Konishi

Medical Examiner

Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa

Gynaecolology Clinic Doctor

Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō

Jukichi Takada

Shinsho Nakamaru
Shinsho Nakamaru

Emiko Yamashita's Boyfriend

Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi

Prison Officer

Seiji Kurasaki
Seiji Kurasaki

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