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Woman in the Dunes

砂の女

19642h 27mDrama · Thriller
directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

“Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.”

7.8 / 10 Compare with…17 stills

Ratings report

My score
7.8 / 10
TMDB
8.2 / 10
521 votes
IMDb
8.4 / 10
25,211 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%

The scorecard 7.8 / 10

Content 3.8 Form 4
CONTENT · 3.8 Originality4Character5Continuity4Suspense2Message4FORM · 4 Acting4Cinematography4Sound4Directing4Design4Overall7.8 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Eiji Okada·Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida·The Woman
Hiroko Itō·Entomologist's Wife
Kōji Mitsui·Village Elder

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