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Woman in the Dunes
砂の女
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
1964•2h 27m•NR•★ 8.0
Drama / Thriller
Synopsis
An amateur entomologist on an expedition to the coast is trapped by local villagers at the bottom of a deep sand quarry with a young widow, forced to shovel sand perpetually to prevent being buried alive. Hiroshi Teshigahara's hypnotic, sensual existential classic.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorHiroshi Teshigahara
WriterKōbō Abe
CinematographyHiroshi Segawa
MusicTōru Takemitsu
Principal Cast
Eiji OkadaEntomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko KishidaThe Woman
Kōji MitsuiVillage Elder
Sen YanoVillager
Hideo KanzeVillager
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Hiroko ItōEntomologist's WifeGS
Ginzô SekiguchiVillagerKI
Kiyohiko IchiharaVillagerTechnical Specifications
Runtime2h 27m (147 mins)
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DirectorHiroshi Teshigahara
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioTeshigahara Productions
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