THE EEL / UNAGI (1997) - Blu-ray Release of Cannes Palme d'Or Winner From Master Filmmaker Shohei Imamura

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Product Description: After serving time in prison for murdering his unfaithful wife, Yamashita (Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days, Cure) is released on parole, accompanied only by his pet eel. Hoping to stay out of trouble, he takes over a rural barber shop that quickly becomes a gathering point for the eccentric locals. However, the discovery of a woman's failed suicide starts a chain reaction that brings back past demons - and not just his own. The Eel won master filmmaker Shohei Imamura his second Palme d'Or, after 1983's The Ballad of Narayama and was the breakthrough of its star Yakusho.

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Director: Shôhei Imamura

Starring: Koji Yakusho, Mitsuko Baishô, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita, Shô Aikawa, Misa Shimizu

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 117 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Japanese

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: April 15, 2025

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• Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
• Resolution: 1080p
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Region: Region A/1

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• Blu-ray: None

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• Blu-ray: LPCM Mono

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Blu-ray: English

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• High-Definition digital transfer
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• Interview with critic Tony Rayns (2024)
• Interview with screenwriter Daisuke Tengan (2024)
• Visual essay by Tom Mes on the year 1997 as a turning point in Japanese cinema (2024)
• Trailer
• Newly improved English subtitle translation
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
• Limited edition booklet featuring a newly translated archival interview with Imamura
• Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
• REGION- A/B "locked"

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