Completed - JAPANESE - Drama - 175 minutes
Shohei Imamura boldly depicts primitive customs and religious beliefs that meet the incarnation of capitalism and civilized society. In a flourishing film with lavish color, Kanjuro Arashi plays the father of the protagonist, winning him the best supporting actor's award at the Mainichi Film Concour
Year of production : 1968 Director(s) : Shohei IMAMURA Cast : Rentaro MIKUNI, Choichiro KAWARASAKI
On the primitive tropical island of Kurage lives an interbred family, the Futoris. Incestuous activities are considered sacrilegious on the island; the family is ostracized and labeled as 'beasts' for breaking island customs. In order to appease the Gods, Nekichi (Rentaro Mikuni), one of the sons, is chained to a rock and ordered to dig a hole that will bury the rock. When an engineer from the mainland arrives on the island for water resource research, 'harmony' is broken.*4K restored in 2022.
Country(ies) : JAPAN