Uncle's Paradise (2006)

Uncle's Paradise (2006)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2006-09-18 Japan 50 Min. PG-13
5 10 votes
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

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.

Cast

Minami Aoyama is Rika Kamiyama
Rika Kamiyama
Mutsuo Yoshioka is Haruo Maekawa
Haruo Maekawa
Shirō Shimomoto is Takeshi Takayama
Takeshi Takayama
Masataka Matsubara is Kouichi Iwata
Kouichi Iwata
Rinako Hirasawa is Woman in Uncle Takashi's dream
Woman in Uncle Takashi's dream
Harumi Ogawa is Kyōko Oda
Kyōko Oda
Daisuke Iijima is Maruyama
Maruyama
Mari Yamaguchi is Woman in Hell
Woman in Hell
Akira Sawada is Woman in Hell
Woman in Hell
Hiroshi Sato is Woman in Hell
Woman in Hell
Takeshi Itō is Enma, King of Hell
Enma, King of Hell
Yumeka Sasaki is Angel of Hell with White Face and Third Eye
Angel of Hell with White Face and Third Eye