{"product_id":"the-eel","title":"The Eel (LE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Eel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter serving time in prison for murdering his unfaithful wife, Yamashita (Koji Yakusho, \u003cem\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCure\u003c\/em\u003e) 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Eel\u003c\/em\u003e won master filmmaker Shohei Imamura his second Palme d’Or, after 1983’s \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Narayama\u003c\/em\u003e and was the breakthrough of its star Yakusho.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eHigh-Definition digital transfer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eUncompressed mono PCM audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eContains both the Theatrical cut (117 mins.) and rarely seen Director's cut (134 mins.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eInterview with critic Tony Rayns (2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eInterview with screenwriter Daisuke Tengan (2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual essay by Tom Mes on the year 1997 as a turning point in Japanese cinema (2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eTrailer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eNewly improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003eLimited edition booklet featuring a newly translated archival interview with Imamura\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdd all our March releases (Hardboiled, The Eel, Je t'aime, je t'aime, and Rulers of the City) to cart to receive 10% off. Discount automatically applied at cart. Ends January 8th.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear: 1997\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Japan\u003cbr\u003eCert: 18\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Blu-ray\u003cbr\u003eRegion: AB\u003cbr\u003eRAD093BDLE\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 5060974681785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease date: 24\/03\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePress:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Riveting, wrenching... [director Shohei Imamura] marshals a small cast of vivid characters that enable him not only to bare the passions that seethe beneath the orderly surface and apparent conformity of Japanese life but also to ponder emotions and issues that know no nationality”\u003c\/em\u003e - Lawrence van Gelder, The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radiance Films","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46583861379246,"sku":"RAD093BDLE","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/THEEEL_2D_FRONT_OBI_da25f438-e618-42ab-ad1e-7fd0ecb31fb6.png?v=1749828271","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-eel","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}