Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods

Movie·1968·2h 53m

Profound Desires of the Gods

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 神々の深き欲望

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.

Written By

Keiji Hasebe

Producer

Masanori Yamanoi

Cinematography

Masao Tochizawa

Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Editor

Mutsuo Tanji

Themes

japanpacific islandincestremote islandtropical islandjapanese familyjapanese folklorejapanese mythologytribal peoplesexual exploitationisolated islandbrother sister relationship

Production House

Nikkatsu Corporation

Audience Score

74%

68 votes

Skip8%
Timepass19%
Go for it39%
Perfection34%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

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

Mrs. Azuma

Chikage Oogi

Chikage Oogi

Mrs. Kariya

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Tokusato

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Higa

Susumu Mizushima

Fumoto

Yasuhiko Ishizu

Yasuhiko Ishizu

Tsuchimochi

Kiyoshi Tokugawa

Yamashiro

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Young Man

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Unari Ryu

Tatsu Nakamura

Tatsu Nakamura

Uto Sato

Kanjūrō Arashi

Kanjūrō Arashi

Yamamori Futori

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Crew

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Director, Screenplay

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Original Music Composer

Masao Tochizawa

Director of Photography

Masanori Yamanoi

Producer

Mutsuo Tanji

Editor

Keiji Hasebe

Screenplay

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