Woman in the Dunes

“Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.”

8.2/ 10 513 votes 1964-02-15 2h 27m 3 popularity

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

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Cast

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Eiji Okada

Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Kyôko Kishida

The Woman

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Hiroko Itō

Entomologist's Wife

Kōji Mitsui

Village Elder

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