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

Screenplay, Novel

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

Recommendations

Black Wind cover

Black Wind
Force of Evil cover

Force of Evil
Window Water Baby Moving cover

Window Water Baby Moving
The Man Without a Map cover

The Man Without a Map
Double Suicide cover

Double Suicide
For Heaven's Sake cover

For Heaven's Sake
Raging Sun, Raging Sky cover

Raging Sun, Raging Sky
Westward the Women cover

Westward the Women