Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes

Movie·1964·2h 27m

Woman in the Dunes

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

Directed By

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 砂の女

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.

Written By

Kōbō Abe

Producer

Kiichi Ichikawa, Tadashi Ôno

Cinematography

Hiroshi Segawa

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Editor

Fusako Shuzui

Themes

based on novel or bookinsectsandart housewater shortagepsychological thrillerblack and whiteheld captiveskintrappedmissing personsexual torture

Production House

Teshigahara Productions
TOHO

Audience Score

82%

512 votes

Skip5%
Timepass12%
Go for it36%
Perfection47%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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

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Crew

Hiroshi Segawa

Director of Photography

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director

Fusako Shuzui

Editor

Kōbō Abe

Kōbō Abe

Screenplay

Kiichi Ichikawa

Producer

Tadashi Ôno

Producer

Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

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