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Watch NowWoman in the Dunes (1964)
15/02/1964
Drama, Thriller
2h 27m
- 82% (478 votes)
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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
- 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
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida
The Woman
Hiroko Itō
Entomologist's Wife
Kōji Mitsui
Village Elder
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Don't Grieve! (61%)
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