Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
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.
Director:
Shōhei Imamura
Writers:
Keiji Hasebe, Shōhei Imamura.
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Rentaro Mikuni as Nekichi Futori |
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Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Kametaro Futori |
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Kazuo Kitamura as Kariya |
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Hideko Okiyama as Toriko Futori |
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Yasuko Matsui as Uma Futori |
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Yoshi Katō as Ryugen Ryu |
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Hōsei Komatsu as Shimajiri |
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Chikako Hosokawa as Mrs. Azuma |
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Chikage Oogi as Mrs. Kariya |
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Jun Hamamura as Tokusato |
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Taiji Tonoyama as Higa |
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Susumu Mizushima as Fumoto |
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Yasuhiko Ishizu as Tsuchimochi |
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Kiyoshi Tokugawa as Yamashiro |
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Kazuhiko Hasegawa as Young Man |
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Izumi Hara as Unari Ryu |
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Tatsu Nakamura as Uto Sato |
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Kanjūrō Arashi as Yamamori Futori |
| Directing | Shōhei Imamura | Director |
| Sound | Toshirō Mayuzumi | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Masanori Yamanoi | Producer |
| Camera | Masao Tochizawa | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mutsuo Tanji | Editor |
| Art | Takeshi Omura | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shigeru Takagi | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Kenichi Benitani | Sound Director |
| Production | Kazuhiko Hasegawa | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Kazuhiko Hasegawa | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Keiji Hasebe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shōhei Imamura | Screenplay |