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Profound Desires of the Gods

Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.

Director(s)

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Shōhei Imamura

Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

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Cast & Crew

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Nekichi Futori

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kametaro Futori

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Kariya

Hideko Okiyama

Hideko Okiyama

Toriko Futori

Yasuko Matsui

Yasuko Matsui

Uma Futori

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Ryugen Ryu

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Shimajiri

Chikako Hosokawa

Chikako Hosokawa

Mrs. Azuma

Chikage Oogi

Chikage Oogi

Mrs. Kariya

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Tokusato

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Higa

Susumu Mizushima

Susumu Mizushima

Fumoto

Yasuhiko Ishizu

Yasuhiko Ishizu

Tsuchimochi

Kiyoshi Tokugawa

Kiyoshi Tokugawa

Yamashiro

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Young Man

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Unari Ryu

Tatsu Nakamura

Tatsu Nakamura

Uto Sato

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Yamamori Futori

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

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Details

GenresDrama
Runtime2h 53 mins
Released on22 Nov 1968
Languageja
Produced InJapan

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