Woman in the Dunes

Woman in the Dunes

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

1964•2h 27m•8.2/10

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Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.2/10(514)

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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Production

Teshigahara Productions, TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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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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