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1964
  • Drama
  • Thriller

Woman in the Dunes

Haunting. erotic. unforgettable.
砂の女
Runtime
2h 27m
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Countries
  • JP
  • Japan
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Languages
  • ja
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.

Crew
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director
Kōbō Abe
Novel Screenplay
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Cast
Eiji Okada
Niki Jumpei
Kyōko Kishida
The Woman
Kōji Mitsui
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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    Feb. 15, 1964
  • Original Language
    Japanese
  • Production Companies
    • Teshigahara Productions
    • Toho Company, Ltd.

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