Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

11/22/1968 (JP) • 2h 53m

Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Nekichi Futori

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kametaro Futori

Kazuo Kitamura

Engineer Kariya

Hideko Okiyama

Toriko Futori

Yoshi Katō

Ritsugen Ryu

Yasuko Matsui

Uma Futori

Kanjūrō Arashi

Yamamori Futori

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Young Man

Hōsei Komatsu

Shimajiri

View More

Recommendations

Death by Hanging

74%

Black Rain

75%

The Color of Pomegranates

74%

Short Peace

64%

Dr. Akagi

66%

American Beauty

80%

Sonic the Hedgehog

73%

Barbie

70%

Oppenheimer

81%

Dune

78%

Knives Out

78%

The Shawshank Redemption

87%

Spider-Man: No Way Home

79%

Parasite

85%

The Gray Man

69%

Joker

81%

La La Land

79%

Forrest Gump

85%

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

76%

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

73%

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

japan

pacific island

incest

remote island

tropical island

japanese family

japanese folklore

japanese mythology

tribal people

sexual exploitation

isolated island

brother sister relationship

industrialization

farmers exploitation

creation myths

© All Rights Reserved 2025