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Uncle's Paradise

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.

Top Cast

  • Minami Aoyama

    Minami Aoyama

    Rika Kamiyama

  • Mutsuo Yoshioka

    Mutsuo Yoshioka

    Haruo Maekawa

  • Shirō Shimomoto

    Shirō Shimomoto

    Takeshi Takayama

  • Masataka Matsubara

    Masataka Matsubara

    Kouichi Iwata

  • Rinako Hirasawa

    Rinako Hirasawa

    Woman in Uncle Takashi's dream

  • Harumi Ogawa

    Harumi Ogawa

    Kyōko Oda

  • Daisuke Iijima

    Daisuke Iijima

    Maruyama

  • Mari Yamaguchi

    Mari Yamaguchi

    Woman in Hell

  • Akira Sawada

    Akira Sawada

    Woman in Hell

Overview

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.

Rating

4.6 / 10
11 Reviews
1 Popular

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