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Woman in the Dunes

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Woman in the Dunes

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

8.2

2h 27m

1964

“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.

Director

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

as Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

as The Woman

Hiroko Itō

as Entomologist's Wife

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

as Village Elder

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