Profound Desires of the Gods
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation
A complex, mythologically-inflected drama about cultural collision and exploitation on an isolated island, where modernity confronts ancient tribal traditions and taboos.
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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