Released:
2006-09-18

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.

Director:
Shinji Imaoka

Runtime:
0h 50min

Genre:
Fantasy, Drama, Comedy

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