Woman in the Dunes

1964 · directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Rating
90/100
Hit
yes

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.

Woman in the Dunes (1964), directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, rates 90/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Eiji Okada
  • Kyôko Kishida
  • Kōji Mitsui
  • Hiroko Itō
  • Sen Yano
  • Hideo Kanze
  • Ginzô Sekiguchi
  • Kiyohiko Ichihara
  • Hiroyuki Nishimoto

Crew

  • Hiroshi Segawa — Director of Photography
  • Fusako Shuzui — Editor
  • Tōru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer
  • Kōbō Abe — Screenplay

More from Hiroshi Teshigahara

  1. Pitfall (1962) — 84/100 · hit
  2. The Face of Another (1966) — 82/100 · hit

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