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Woman in the Dunes

1964147 min 8.2 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.”

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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Release / first air1964-02-15
Original languageJA
GenresDrama, Thriller
DirectorHiroshi Teshigahara
WriterKōbō Abe
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionTeshigahara Productions, TOHO

Cast & Crew

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9 cast members
Eiji OkadaEiji OkadaEntomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko KishidaKyôko KishidaThe Woman
Kōji MitsuiKōji MitsuiVillage Elder
Hiroko ItōHiroko ItōEntomologist's Wife
Sen YanoSen YanoVillager
Hideo KanzeHideo KanzeVillager
Ginzô SekiguchiGinzô SekiguchiVillager
Kiyohiko IchiharaKiyohiko IchiharaVillager
Hiroyuki NishimotoHiroyuki NishimotoVillager

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#based on novel or book#insect#sand#art house#water shortage#psychological thriller#black and white#held captive#skin#trapped#missing person#sexual torture#sand dune#erotic photography#water pump#japanese new wave#slave labor#entomologist#escape attempt#sand pit#forced labor#texture#avant garde#disappeared#barbaric behavior

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