Eureka Entertainment have announced the UK Blu-Ray release of 'Profound Desires Of The Gods' for the 21st June, 2010. Directed by Shohei Imamura, the film was an 18-month super-production that provides an extraordinary examination of the fringes of Japanese society throughout the 1960s.
Synopsis
Presenting a vast chronicle of life on the remote Kurage Island, the film centres on the disgraced, superstitious, interbred Futori family and the Tokyo engineer sent to supervise the creation of a new well - an encounter which leads to both conflict and complicity in strange and powerful ways.
Features
New video introduction by film scholar Tony Rayns
Original theatrical trailer (in 1080p)
Extensive booklet with a new essay by Rayns (to accompany his introduction)
Rare stills
Reprinted statements by Imamura
AÂ lengthy 1994 career interview and a transcript of Imamura's introduction
Q&A session at the 1994 Edinburgh International Film Festival's screening of the film
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Artwork and trailer are below, and you can preorder the Blu-Ray now from Amazon.co.uk.
