- HD 1080
- Runtime: 173m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Shōhei Imamura
- Stars: Rentaro Mikuni, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Kazuo Kitamura, Hideko Okiyama, Yoshi Katō
- keywords: japan, pacific island, incest, remote island, tropical island, japanese family, japanese folklore, japanese mythology, tribal people, sexual exploitation, isolated island, brother sister relationship, industrialization, farmers exploitation, creation myths
- Production_studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The Profound Desires of the Gods is featured in the top rankings of 1968
- #12 in Top Drama Movies of 1968
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.