The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Profound Desires of the Gods
Drama · 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.
Movie details
Profound Desires of the Gods
1968 Drama 2h 53m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Profound Desires of the Gods?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Shōhei Imamura
Written by
Keiji Hasebe · Shōhei Imamura
Rentaro Mikuni
Nekichi Futori
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Kametaro Futori
Kazuo Kitamura
Kariya
Hideko Okiyama
Toriko Futori
Yasuko Matsui
Uma Futori
Yoshi Katō
Ryugen Ryu
Hōsei Komatsu
Shimajiri
Court is in session
Put Profound Desires of the Gods on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.