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Woman in the Dunes

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

8.2/ 1019642h 27mNR

DramaThriller

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.

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

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Behind the frames

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Kyôko Kishida

Kyôko Kishida

The Woman

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Village Elder

Hiroko Itō

Entomologist's Wife

Sen Yano

Sen Yano

Villager

Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

Villager

Ginzô Sekiguchi

Villager

Kiyohiko Ichihara

Villager