Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 · 173 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 2,034 VOTES · DIR. Shōhei Imamura
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,620 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 A Nikkatsu Production
00:12:25 Turn around!
00:19:53 The reason they call us beasts is because you broke the rules.
00:26:20 Nekichi? Nekichi!
00:32:26 But they place great trust in Chairman Higashi's name.
00:38:39 Brother! My ear itches!
00:47:50 - Noro ? - What do you call it on the mainland?
00:52:48 The rest all became sugar cane fields.
00:58:56 What's the matter, Father?
01:05:25 The boar trap?
01:12:41 Hey, Kame.
01:18:40 and they embraced when they met again.
01:25:13 Futori!
01:31:48 Aren't you hot?
01:41:19 - A dry wind! - Grandpa...
01:52:48 - It's better here. - But the work is hard and dirty.
01:58:59 WELCOME CHAIRMAN HIGASHI
02:05:25 Forced them to part
02:10:30 Have you changed too?
02:18:26 I have to go back to Tokyo on the next ship.
02:23:51 Spare me this! Please!
02:32:34 It's already autumn. We must hurry.
02:42:44 Brother! Brother, I loved you!
150:00:00 for the same amount of land.
Cast & Characters
Rentarô Mikuni
Nekichi Futori
Rentarô Mikuni
the chained son
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
Kametaro Futori
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
the backward son
Hideko Okiyama
Toriko Futori
Hideko Okiyama
the retarded daughter
Kanjûrô Arashi
Yamamori Futor
Kanjûrô Arashi
the patriarch
Yasuko Matsui
Uma Futori
Yasuko Matsui
the priestess daughter
Yoshi Katô
Ritsugen Ryu
Izumi Hara
Unari Ryu
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,620
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line150:00:00
Production Record
DirectorShōhei Imamura
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes2,034