The Eel Limited Edition Blu-Ray

After serving time in prison for murdering his unfaithful wife, Yamashita (Koji Yakusho, Perfect Days, Cure) is released on parole, accompanied only by his companion. Hoping to stay out of trouble, he takes over a barbershop in the countryside, which quickly becomes a gathering place for the eccentric locals. However, the discovery of a woman's failed suicide attempt sets off a chain reaction that brings old demons to life—and not just his own. The Eel earned filmmaker Shohei Imamura his second Palme d'Or, after 1983's The Ballad of Narayama, and was the breakthrough for star Yakusho.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS

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 1997 as a turning point in Japanese cinema (2024)

Trailer for the film

English subtitles

Reversible cover with original and newly produced artwork by Time Tomorrow

Limited edition booklet with a newly translated archive interview with Imamura

Limited edition of 3,000 copies, presented in a full-height Scanavo package with a removable OBI strip that leaves the package free of certificates and markings