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Meaning of `The Eel' slips by Melancholy Japanese film was a Cannes festival winner
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Is the eel real?
Or is it the physical manifestation of guilt that plagues the lead
character in Shohei Imamura's 1995 film "Unagi," which is Japanese
for "The Eel."
The film shared the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997
with the Iranian film "The Taste of Cherry." Neither film received
much attention in the U.S., but "The Taste of Cherry" did receive a
run at Milwaukee's Times Cinema and the theater performs the same
public service with "Unagi" starting today.
"Th...
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Fishy business // `Eel' proves an electrifying effort
Chicago Sun-Times
; THE EEL (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Takuro Yamashita Koji Yakusho Keiki Hattori Misa Shimizu Jiro Nakajima Fujio Tsuneta Misako Nakajima Mitsuko Baisho Tamotsu Takasaki Akira Emoto Directed by Shohei Imamura. Written by Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan and Imamura. Based on a story by Akira Yoshimura.
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Imamura's `Eel' opens itself to swim of life
The Boston Globe
; THE EEL Directed by: Shohei Imamura Screenplay by: Motofumi Tomikawa, Daisuke Tengan, Imamura (based on the novel "Glimmering in the Dark" by Akira Yoshimura) Starring: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Fujio Tsuneta, Mitsukko Baisho, Akira Emoto, Sho Aikawa, Ken Kobayashi, Sabu Kawara, Etsuko Ichihara,
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The Eel.
The Nation
; When I say that Shohei Imamura's The Eel may be the cheeriest, most hopeful film of his great career, you must understand that it begins with an office worker slashing to death his adulterous wife. The salaryman, you see, is dedicated to sport fishing, and fishermen carry knives. They also abandon
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`EEL' SLIPS IN WONDROUS MESSAGES ABOUT LIFE.(What's Happening)(Review)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; Japanese actor Koji Yakusho has made an art out of playing a middle-age corporate drone. In ``Shall We Dance he was a white-collar computer worker who took dancing lessons to put some excitement into his life. In ``The Eel Shohei Imamura's 1997 film that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film
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"The Eel" (Unagi)
International Examiner
; International Examiner 11-18-1998 "The Eel" (Unagi) Nov. 8-12 at the Varsity Theatre, 4329 University Way N.E. 206-632-3131 Winner of the Palm D'Or at Cannes in 1997, Shohei Imamura's "The Eel" is long overdue for release in the U.S. "The Eel" is a beautifully crafted film that is equal parts love
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