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Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 53M

Director : Shōhei Imamura

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.

Actors

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Nekichi Futori
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Kametaro Futori
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo Kitamura
Engineer Kariya
Hideko Okiyama
Hideko Okiyama
Toriko Futori
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Ritsugen Ryu
Yasuko Matsui
Yasuko Matsui
Uma Futori
Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi
Yamamori Futori
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Chikako Hosokawa
Chikako Hosokawa
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Chikage Oogi
Chikage Oogi

Crews

Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Masanori Yamanoi
Masanori Yamanoi
Producer
Masao Tochizawa
Masao Tochizawa
Director of Photography
Mutsuo Tanji
Mutsuo Tanji
Editor
Takeshi Omura
Takeshi Omura
Production Design
Shigeru Takagi
Shigeru Takagi
Makeup Artist
Kenichi Benitani
Kenichi Benitani
Sound Director
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Associate Producer
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Assistant Director
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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