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Woman in the Dunes or Woman of the Dunes (砂の女, Suna No Onna, "Sand Woman") is a 1964 Japanese New Wave avant-garde psychological thriller film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and starring Eiji Okada, Kyōko Kishida, and Kōji Mitsui.
Woman in the Dunes: Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. With Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Kôji Mitsui, Hiroko Itô. An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Hiroshi Teshigahara
- 1964-10-25
Feb 1, 1998 · A man trapped in a sandpit with a woman who shovels sand for survival. A modern parable of life, love and fate, with stunning cinematography and score.
Entomologist Niki Jumpei (Eiji Okada) misses the last bus home when exploring for insects in a series of sand dunes, and is persuaded by local villagers to spend the night in a house at the...
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- Eiji Okada
- Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Drama
One of the 1960s’ great international art-house sensations, Woman in the Dunes (Suna no onna) was for many the grand unveiling of the surreal, idiosyncratic world of Hiroshi Teshigahara.
- Junpei Niki, The Woman
A Japanese drama based on a novel by Kobo Abe, about a woman trapped in a sand dune with a man. Learn about the cast, crew, awards, and clips of this classic film.
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Subject: One of the most memorable films I've ever seen. I watched Woman in the Dunes in college for a course on Japanese literature. I've never forgotten the image of the woman who must dig herself out of the sands each day just to survive. A remarkable metaphor for life.