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Profound Desires of the Gods

1968 · 2h 53m · Drama

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.

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Cast

• Rentaro Mikuni as Nekichi Futori
• Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Kametaro Futori
• Kazuo Kitamura as Kariya
• Hideko Okiyama as Toriko Futori
• Yasuko Matsui as Uma Futori
• Yoshi Katō as Ryugen Ryu
• Hōsei Komatsu as Shimajiri
• Chikako Hosokawa as Mrs. Azuma
• Chikage Oogi as Mrs. Kariya
• Jun Hamamura as Tokusato
• Taiji Tonoyama as Higa
• Susumu Mizushima as Fumoto

Details

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Released

November 22, 1968

Runtime

2h 53m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Nikkatsu Corporation

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.4 / 10 from 72 votes