Woman in the Dunes

Feb 15, 1964

2h 27m

★ 8.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Teshigahara Productions

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Cast

Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Eiji Okada

The Woman

Kyôko Kishida

Entomologist's Wife

Hiroko Itō

Village Elder

Kōji Mitsui

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