Movie15+Released

Profound Desires of the Gods

Name: Profound Desires of the Gods
Genre: Drama
Released: 1968-11-21
Duration: 173 min
Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Kazuo Kitamura, Hideko Okiyama, Yasuko Matsui

7.4(71)19682h 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.

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

DirectorShōhei Imamura

Rentaro MikuniNekichi Futori
Chōichirō KawarasakiKametaro Futori
Kazuo KitamuraKariya

Trailer

Details

Release Date: November 21, 1968
Status: Released
Original Title: 神々の深き欲望
Runtime: 2h 53m
Rating: 15+
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Language: Japanese
Original Language: JA
Production Countries: Japan

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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