Shinji IMAOKA
Uncle's Paradise
Nippon Cinema ª
Terrified of falling asleep, Takashi desperately gulps caffeine drinks and seduces every woman in sight. To heal him, his nephew Haruo must go on a trip to the underworld, guided by giant squid... IMAOKA balances the subtle portrayal of human relationships with a crackling firework of feverish absurdity.
Japan 2006
64 minutes
Production
Kokuei
World sales
Stance Company
Cast
Shiro SHIMOMOTO, Mutsuo YOSHIOKA, Minami AOYAMA, Takeshi ITO
About Shinji IMAOKA
Born in Osaka in 1965, Shinji IMAOKA attended Yokohama City University, but dropped out and entered Pink Film company Shishi Production in 1990. There he assisted directors like Takahisa ZEZE and Hisayasu SATO. In 1995, he realized his first feature film WAITING FOR THE COMET. IMAOKA belongs to the famous collective of pink film directors known as the “Seven Lucky Gods of Pink”.