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The Belcourt Theatre

Profound Desire of the Gods

2h 54m

Directed by Shohei Imamura • 1968 • Japan

When an engineer from Tokyo arrives on an island inhabited by the Futori family, he is drawn into their primitive culture and superstitions. Directed by Shohei Imamura.

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