Uncle's Paradise

Uncle's Paradise

47.78% | Sep 18, 2006 | Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

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.

Featured Cast

Shinji Imaoka
Director
Daisuke Asakura
Producer

Cast

Rika Kamiyama
Minami Aoyama
Rika Kamiyama
Haruo Maekawa
Mutsuo Yoshioka
Haruo Maekawa
Takeshi Takayama
Shirō Shimomoto
Takeshi Takayama
Kouichi Iwata
Masataka Matsubara
Kouichi Iwata
Woman in Uncle Takashi's dream
Rinako Hirasawa
Woman in Uncle Takashi's dream

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