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.

Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

Director: Shinji Imaoka

Actors: Minami Aoyama, Shirô Shimomoto, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Masataka Matsubara, Rinako Hirasawa, Yumeka Sasaki, Takeshi Itô, Harumi Ogawa, Daisuke Iijima, Mari Yamaguchi

Release date: 2006-09-18

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 4m

Ratings:

• 4.7/10