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Bookmark this pageThe Profound Desire of the Gods: Tales from a Southern Island (1968)
Director: Shohei Imamura
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From Time Out Film Guide
Sex, God and Greed play their parts in one of Imamura's most ambitious and powerful films, a rich earthy fable set on a Pacific island where ancient beliefs come head-to-head with 20th century capitalism. The company engineer sent from Tokyo to build an airport exhorts the peasants to 'Forget the Gods!', but goes native himself when he's seduced by a half-witted harpy. It all ends badly.Author: TCh
Cast & crew
Director: Shohei Imamura
Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Chôichorô Kawarazaki, Hideko Okiyama, Kanjuro Arashi, Yasuko Matsui, Yoshi Kato, Kazuo Kitamura, Jun Hamamura full cast
Duration: 172 mins
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