Drama ·Thriller · Japan · 1964 · 2h 27m

Woman in the Dunes

砂の女

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Hiroshi Segawa — Director of Photography Fusako Shuzui — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Kōbō Abe — Screenplay Kōbō Abe — Novel Kiichi Ichikawa — Producer

Tagline

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book insect sand art house water shortage psychological thriller black and white held captive skin trapped missing person sexual torture

Key Collaborators

Hiroshi Teshigahara Director Hiroshi Segawa Director of Photography Fusako Shuzui Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Kōbō Abe Screenplay Kōbō Abe Novel Kiichi Ichikawa Producer Tadashi Ôno Producer Tōtetsu Hirakawa Production Design Masao Yamazaki Production Design

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