Woman in the Dunes
“Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.”
1964•NR•2h 27m•8.2•Released
DramaThriller
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.
Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Writer
Kōbō Abe
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Teshigahara Productions
Cast
Eiji Okada
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida
The Woman
Hiroko Itō
Entomologist's Wife
Kōji Mitsui
Village Elder
Production
Company
Teshigahara Productions
Company
TOHO
Producer
Tadashi Ôno
Producer
Kiichi Ichikawa
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