Uncle's Paradise (2006)
Original title: おじさん天国
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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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Minami AoyamaRika Kamiyama
Mutsuo YoshiokaHaruo Maekawa
Shirō ShimomotoTakeshi TakayamaMasataka MatsubaraKouichi Iwata
Rinako HirasawaWoman in Uncle Takashi's dreamHarumi OgawaKyōko Oda
Daisuke IijimaMaruyama
Mari YamaguchiWoman in HellAkira SawadaWoman in HellHiroshi SatoWoman in Hell
Takeshi ItōEnma, King of HellMovie DNA
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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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Uncle's Paradise has a runtime of 64 minutes.
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