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Woman in the Dunes

Woman in the Dunes

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

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.

DramaThriller

Release: 1964-02-15Runtime: 147 minRating: 8.208 (507)

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

Crew

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director

Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe

Screenplay

Fusako Shuzui

Editor

Hiroshi Segawa

Director of Photography

Tadashi Ôno

Producer

Kiichi Ichikawa

Producer

Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe

Novel

Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

Masao Yamazaki

Production Design

Ichiro Kato

Sound Recordist

Clips & Videos

Original Trailer

Original Trailer

Criterion Trailer

Criterion Trailer