The Eel (1997)7.4 /10

Storyline:  Yamashita, a white-collar worker, kills his wife after finding her lover. After 8 years in prison, he returns to a village, opens a barber shop, and talks only to an eel he befriended in prison. He finds Keiko, a suicide attempt survivor who reminds him of his wife. She starts working at his shop, but he keeps her at a distance.