[KineJapan] Unagi running times

[tom at midnighteye.com]

Dear Kinejapaners,

I have a query about Shohei Imamura's The Eel. Two versions of the film 
exist, one running 117 minutes and the other, released on DVD in Japan 
as 「うなぎ　完全版」, at 135 minutes.

Shochiku say it was the longer version that played in Cannes in 1997 
when it won the Palme d'or, but two sources suggest otherwise: the 
Cannes festival website lists it as 117 mins and the film's Japanese 
wikipedia mentions the long version only as a dvd release.

The surest way to verify would be to check the festival catalogue from 
that year. I wonder if any Kinejapan member might have access to it and 
can confirm?

With thanks,
Tom
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