| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Yamashita's quiet country life is fatally changed when he finds out about his wife's affair and murders her. On parole after eight years in prison, he returns to his sleepy hometown to open a small barber shop. His only solace is an eel that he has kept as a pet until, as a favor to the town's priest, he agrees to help a young woman with a troubled past |
| Notes |
Released by Madman Entertainment Pty Ltd |
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[Videodisc of the motion picture released in 1997] |
| Performer |
Starring KoÌj̊i Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Fujio Tsuneta and Akira Emoto |
| Notes |
DVD format. Disc is single sided, dual layered, DVD-9 |
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In Japanese with optional English subtitles |
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Winner of the Palme d'Or Cannes 1997 |
| Subject |
Ex-convicts -- Japan -- Drama.
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Feature films -- Japan.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Iino, Hisa.
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Shimizu, Misa, 1970-
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Imamura, ShoÌh̊ei,, 1926-
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Yakusho, KoÌj̊i
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