Plot from Imdb:" The Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island to drill a well to provide water for the sugar mill. He is assisted on the island by Kametaro, from the inbred Futori family. Nekichi Futori is chained in a pit that he has to dig, in order to appease the gods for breaking island customs. Nekichi is in love with his sister Uma, who is a shaman priestess at the sacred shrine, that contains the only good water close to the mill. She is also the mistress of Ryu, the manager of the mill. The patriarch of the Futori family tries to get the engineer to marry his retarded daughter Toriko"
Ok, this is not a weird movie per se. But I just had to tell you about this movie:: I just had to. It's, again, an incredible piece of cinema from Imamura sensei. Incredibly shot on a luxurious location, the lethargic and traditional atmosphere is palpable. With an perfect casting as always, this tortuous story about breaking the Taboos and trying to fit in a traditional society, despite a "malediction" and the emergence of the modern world is mesmerizing. Don't be afraid by the length of the movie (some 2h30 or so), or it's complicated multiple storylines, take it as a tale about the ancient world being absorbed into the new. Nothing complaisant again with Imamura, neither worlds are depicted as perfect, far from it. For example, the ritual murder of the incestuous couple is shown as a sign of doom for the traditional way of life. Beautiful human study and fantastic cinematography in this classic Japanese movie.
Short extract from the movie (traditional song from the Island)
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