Uncle's Paradise

Uncle's Paradise (2006)

This surrealistic comedy follows the life of Haruo Maekawa, a young man who makes a living catching squid. Haruo is obsessed with catching a legendary giant squid rumored to live in Tokyo Bay. Haruo's uncle Takashi, fallen on hard times, comes to stay with his nephew until he can get back on his feet. Uncle Takashi is addicted to energy drinks, and seduces any woman in sight, including Haruo's girlfriend Rika. While praying at a Shintō shrine, Uncle Takashi is bitten in the scrotum by a poisonous snake and dies. The uncle is destined to spend the afterlife in Hell unless his nephew and girlfriend can rescue him from the King of Hell.

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  • Release Date: 2006-09-18
  • Runtime: 1h 4min
  • Director: Shinji Imaoka

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  • Cast

    • Minami Aoyama

      Rika Kamiyama

    • Mutsuo Yoshioka

      Haruo Maekawa

    • Shirō Shimomoto

      Takeshi Takayama

    • Masataka Matsubara

      Kouichi Iwata

    • Rinako Hirasawa

      Woman in Uncle Takashi's dream

    • Harumi Ogawa

      Kyōko Oda

    • Daisuke Iijima

      Maruyama

    • Mari Yamaguchi

      Woman in Hell

    • Akira Sawada

      Woman in Hell

    • Hiroshi Sato

      Woman in Hell

    • Takeshi Itō

      Enma, King of Hell