Profound Desires of the Gods
神々の深き欲望
1968 · 2h 53m · Drama · Japan · Rated 15+ (CZ)
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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Shōhei Imamura6.7Smart score
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brother sister relationshipcreation mythsfarmers exploitationincestindustrializationisolated islandjapanjapanese familyjapanese folklorejapanese mythologypacific islandremote islandsexual exploitationtribal peopletropical island
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