Woman in the Dunes (1964)

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Woman in the Dunes on IMDb 8.5/10 13,414 votes

Released:
1964-02-15

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.

Director:
Hiroshi Teshigahara

Runtime:
2h 27min

Genre:
Drama, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Eiji Okada
    as
    Entomologist Niki Jumpei
  • Kyôko Kishida
    as
    The Woman
  • Hiroko Itō
    as
    Entomologist's Wife
  • Kōji Mitsui
    as
    Village Elder