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

Kariya

Hideko Okiyama

Toriko Futori

Yasuko Matsui

Uma Futori

Yoshi Katō

Ryugen Ryu

Hōsei Komatsu

Shimajiri

Chikako Hosokawa

Mrs. Azuma

Chikage Oogi

Mrs. Kariya

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

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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

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