1964
8.2 (469 votes)
2h 27m
Genres
Drama
Thriller
Production Companies
Teshigahara Productions
Woman in the Dunes (砂の女)
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
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.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Hiroshi Segawa
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Screenplay: Kōbō Abe
Producer: Kiichi Ichikawa, Tadashi Ôno
Top Cast
Eiji Okada
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida
The Woman
Hiroko Itō
Entomologist's Wife
Kōji Mitsui
Village Elder
Videos
Original Trailer
Criterion Trailer
