The Film
Woman in the Dunes
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
The Story
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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Runtime
147 min
Released Feb 1964
Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Written byKōbō Abe
Gallery
The Stills.
