Woman in the Dunes (1964)

  • NR
  • 10/25/1964 (US)
  • 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 Teshigahara

Director

Kōbō Abe

Novel, Screenplay

Cast

Eiji Okada's headshot

Eiji Okada

Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida's headshot

Kyôko Kishida

The Woman
Hiroko Itō's headshot

Hiroko Itō

Entomologist's Wife
Kōji Mitsui's headshot

Kōji Mitsui

Village Elder

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