The Eel
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Eel is an important source of Vitamin A, and a popular food in Japan. The life cycle of the eel is illustrated, showing the migration of the baby eels from their oceanic birth places to the coast of Japan, and subsequent life in the streams or in the commercial ponds of the eel farms. The techniques of eel-raising are shown.
Credits
- Directed by
- Shohei Imamura
- Written by
- Shohei Imamura, Akira Yoshimura, Daisuke Tengan
- Cast
- Shō Aikawa, Misa Shimizu, Ken Mitsuishi, Akira Emoto, Kōji Yakusho, Shoichi Ozawa, Tomorowo Taguchi, Teresa Saponangelo, Sei Hiraizumi, Fujio Tokita, Mitsuko Baishō, Makoto Satō, Etsuko Ichihara
- Cinematography
- Shigeru Komatsubara
- Music
- Shinichiro Ikebe
- Edited by
- Hajime Okayasu
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q1156892 ↗ — year, creator, length, color, country, genre, credits
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