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Profound Desires of the Gods

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IMDB ID: tt0063173

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Synopsis

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.

Japanese

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Rentaro Mikuni

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Chōichirō Kawarasaki

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Kazuo Kitamura

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Hideko Okiyama

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Yasuko Matsui

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Yoshi Katō

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Hōsei Komatsu

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Chikako Hosokawa

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Chikage Oogi

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Jun Hamamura

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Shōhei Imamura

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Keiji Hasebe

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Shōhei Imamura

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