Uncle's Paradise
2006 · 64 MIN · IMDB 4.8 · 172 VOTES · DIR. Shinji Imaoka
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 291 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:14 For adult only,21 + Haruo, I'm hungry Let's barbecue the squid
00:02:20 It scares me even to talk about it
00:04:24 Yeah
00:06:10 Where is it?
00:08:43 It wasn't me
00:10:51 Go home and take a nap
00:14:07 You too?
00:18:46 It wouldn't be
00:20:13 Shiho, this is Takashi. He's our new guy. Show him what to do
00:22:13 I have a hard-on
00:23:18 Say...
00:25:32 Not today
00:27:29 Are you talking about the Colossal Squids?
00:29:51 Shiho!
00:35:32 Has it become like a tattoo?
00:37:23 Rika
00:38:36 You love the girl from your dreams?
00:42:59 I had a humongous squid on my line
00:45:03 It's a squid
00:48:21 Excuse me...
00:50:50 Sure, but...
00:53:36 Uncle!
00:59:51 This is yours, Iwata