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Feature film — 1964
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
8.22h 27mDrama — Thriller
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.
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A high-signal pick with 555 votes.
Teshigahara Productions / TOHO
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Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
On screen
Cast & crew
Eiji Okada
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida
The Woman
Kōji Mitsui
Village Elder
H
Hiroko Itō
Entomologist's Wife
Sen Yano
Villager
Hideo Kanze
Villager
G
Ginzô Sekiguchi
Villager
K
Kiyohiko Ichihara
Villager
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
Villager
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