Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)

An engineer from Tokyo arrives on a drought-ridden tropical island to drill a well to power a nearby sugar mill. He meets the inbred Futori family, hated by the locals for breaking religious customs.

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Summary Details
Running Time2 hr 53 min
GenresDrama
FilmmakersRole
Shôhei Imamura Director
Keiji Hasebe Writer
Shôhei Imamura Writer
Masanori Yamanoi Producer
Toshirô Mayuzumi Composer
Masao Tochizawa Cinematographer
Mutsuo Tanji Editor
Takeshi Ômura Production Designer
CastRole
Rentarô Mikuni
Nekichi Futori/the chained son
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
Kametaro Futori/the backward son
Hideko Okiyama
Toriko Futori/the retarded daughter
Kanjûrô Arashi
Yamamori Futor/the patriarch