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Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods

Profound Desires of the Gods

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

173 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

22 November 1968

Country

Japan

Cast

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

Young Man

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Shimajiri

Chikako Hosokawa

Chikako Hosokawa

Mrs. Azuma

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Satokuri

Chikage Oogi

Chikage Oogi

Mrs. Kariya

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