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Woman in the Dunes
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Woman in the Dunes (1964)

15/02/1964
Drama, Thriller
2h 27m

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

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.

  • Hiroshi TeshigaharaDirector
  • Kōbō AbeScreenplay

  • Original Title

    砂の女

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • insect
  • sand
  • art house
  • water shortage
  • psychological thriller
  • black and white
  • held captive
  • skin
  • trapped
  • missing person
  • sexual torture
  • sand dune
  • criterion
  • erotic photography
  • water pump
  • japanese new wave
  • slave labor
  • entomologist
  • escape attempt
  • sand pit
  • forced labor
  • texture
  • avant garde
  • disappeared
  • barbaric behavior

Top Billed Cast

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

The Woman

Hiroko Itō

Entomologist's Wife

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Village Elder

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