Woman in the Dunes
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
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.
- Director
- Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
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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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- Release date
- Feb 15, 1964
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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