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6.9 / 10 1h 57min

Drama

White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away; so he suddenly returns home and kills her. After eight years in prison, he returns to live in a small village, opens a barber shop (he was trained as a barber in prison) and talks to almost no one except for the eel he "befriended" in prison. One day he finds the unconscious body of Keiko, who attempted suicide and reminds him of his wife. She starts to work at his shop, but he doesn't let her become close to him.

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Review by user7040tgdba3j

Exploring the Inner Turmoil of the Outwardly Placid Mind

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Review by user83w217fe7z

First it was hard to keep concentrated, then came the resistance to the unusual, finally it was over.

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Review by user544t2t190ei

excellent but could have easily been better

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Review by user95963axen7i

Drama with humor and a little sex and violence.

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Review by user2979nlcvna3

How a Japanese man copes with guilt

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Review by user84o8g37kab

Complex film with interesting character parallels and contrasts

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Review by user969ogv3ut2m

Poetic Japanese drama but a misplaced climax derailed the character's arc and emotional flow...

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Review by GoldenGorilla

A dostoevskijan history of acceptance of guilt and reintegration

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Review by user636wbuxi3fj

Well balanced movie wandering from dark existentialistic to warm light-hearted situations and back.

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Review by MoonlitMole

Truly Unpredictable, Bold, Inventive Film-making

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Review by WildWolf

Occasionally Creative Ultimately Disappointing

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Review by user610zar2asy7

A film essentially about redemption, but with too much distracting comedy moments

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Review by user853lsnfjjr8

a typical Japanese film - shallow, melodramatic and pretentious

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Review by user641bzcaurr9

Doesn't come together as a satisfying whole

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Review by user206y7bi8dvw

A many-stranded film of contrasts and great beauty

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Review by AuroraArcher

I recommend avoiding this film!

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Review by user930tvmvab0n

A good character study, but with some flaws

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