Film
Woman in the Dunes
1964 · 2h 27m · Drama · Thriller
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
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- 8.4
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 100%
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Overview
A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.
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Cast
Eiji Okada
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida
The Woman
Hiroko Itō
Entomologist's Wife
Kōji Mitsui
Village Elder
Crew
- Hiroshi TeshigaharaDirector
- Kōbō AbeNovel · Screenplay
- Kiichi IchikawaProducer
- Tadashi ÔnoProducer
- Hiroshi SegawaDirector of Photography
- Toru TakemitsuOriginal Music Composer
- Fusako ShuzuiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 15, 1964
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
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