Woman in the Dunes

1964

2h 27m

8.2

8.2/10

509 votes • View on IMDb

Drama Thriller

"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.

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Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies

Teshigahara Productions TOHO

Production Countries

Japan

Spoken Languages

Japanese

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Original Title	砂の女
Release Date	February 15, 1964
Status	Released
Language	JA
IMDb ID	tt0058625

Cast

Eiji Okada

Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Kyôko Kishida

The Woman

Hiroko Itō

Entomologist's Wife

Kōji Mitsui

Village Elder

Key Crew

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Director

Kōbō Abe

Screenplay

Tadashi Ôno

Producer

Kiichi Ichikawa