Woman in the Dunes
movie
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
Released February 15, 1964
Overview
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.
Runtime
2h 27m
Origin Country
Japan
Original Language
Japanese
Original Title
砂の女
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- 日本語 (Japanese)
Production Companies
- no logo available
Teshigahara Productions
Japan
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- insect
- sand
- art house
- water shortage
- psychological thriller
- black and white
- held captive
- skin
- trapped
- missing person
- sexual torture
- sand dune
- erotic photography
- water pump
- japanese new wave
- slave labor
- entomologist
- escape attempt
- sand pit
- forced labor
- texture
- avant garde
- disappeared
- barbaric behavior
- areia
