The read
It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.7/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Shinji ImaokaDirector
- Fumio MoriyaScreenplay
Cast
- Minami AoyamaRika Kamiyama
- Mutsuo YoshiokaHaruo Maekawa
- Shirō ShimomotoTakeshi Takayama
- Masataka MatsubaraKouichi Iwata
- Rinako HirasawaWoman in Uncle Takashi's dream
- Harumi OgawaKyōko Oda
- Daisuke IijimaMaruyama
- Mari YamaguchiWoman in Hell
- Akira SawadaWoman in Hell
- Hiroshi SatoWoman in Hell
- Takeshi ItōEnma, King of Hell
- Yumeka SasakiAngel of Hell with White Face and Third Eye
Stills
Themes
softcorepink film