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{{nihongo|'''''The Profound Desires of the Gods ''''' or '''''Deep Desires of Gods''''' or '''''Kuragejima - Legends from a Southern Island'''''|神々の深き欲望|Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubō}} is a 1968 Japanese film by director ]. The culmination of the director's examinations of the fringes of Japanese society throughout the 1960s, the film was an 18-month super-production which failed to make an impression at the time of its release, but has since risen in stature. {{nihongo|'''''The Profound Desires of the Gods ''''' or '''''Deep Desires of Gods''''' or '''''Kuragejima – Legends from a Southern Island'''''|神々の深き欲望|Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubō}} is a 1968 Japanese film by director ]. The culmination of the director's examinations of the fringes of Japanese society throughout the 1960s, the film was an 18-month super-production which failed to make an impression at the time of its release, but has since risen in stature.


== Plot == == Plot ==
Presenting a vast chronicle of life on the remote Kurage Island, the film centres on the disgraced, superstitious, interbred Futori family and the ] engineer sent to supervise the creation of a new well for the Sugar Mill — an encounter which leads to both conflict and complicity in strange and powerful ways. Presenting a vast chronicle of life on the remote Kurage Island, the film centres on the disgraced, superstitious, interbred Futori family and the ] engineer sent to supervise the creation of a new well for the Sugar Mill – an encounter which leads to both conflict and complicity in strange and powerful ways.


==Cast== ==Cast==
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== External links == == External links ==
* {{imdb title | id = 0063173| title = Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo}} * {{IMDb title | id = 0063173| title = Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubo}}
* Luck, Richard. (film review) at * Luck, Richard. (film review) at
* Maslin, Janet. (1988). (film review) at ] * Maslin, Janet. (1988). (film review) at ]

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1968 Japanese film
The Profound Desires of the Gods
DVD release of Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
Directed byShōhei Imamura
Written byKeiji Hasebe
Shohei Imamura
Produced byMasanori Yamanoi
StarringRentarō Mikuni
Chōichirō Kawarazaki
Kazuo Kitamura
Hideko Okiyama
Yoshi Kato
Yasuko Matsui
Kanjūrō Arashi
CinematographyMasao Tochizawa
Edited byMatsuo Tanji
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Distributed byNikkatsu Corporation, Toho International Company Inc. (USA, 1970), East West Classics (USA, 1988)
Release date
  • November 22, 1968 (1968-11-22)
Running time172 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

The Profound Desires of the Gods or Deep Desires of Gods or Kuragejima – Legends from a Southern Island (神々の深き欲望, Kamigami no Fukaki Yokubō) is a 1968 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. The culmination of the director's examinations of the fringes of Japanese society throughout the 1960s, the film was an 18-month super-production which failed to make an impression at the time of its release, but has since risen in stature.

Plot

Presenting a vast chronicle of life on the remote Kurage Island, the film centres on the disgraced, superstitious, interbred Futori family and the Tokyo engineer sent to supervise the creation of a new well for the Sugar Mill – an encounter which leads to both conflict and complicity in strange and powerful ways.

Cast

Awards

The film was Japan's submission to the 42nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

  • Kinema Junpo Award (1969): Best Director
  • Best Film; Mainichi Film Concours (1969): Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Kanjūrō Arashi)

See also

References

  1. "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.

External links

Films directed by Shōhei Imamura
Mainichi Film Award for Best Film
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