Woman in the Dunes

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Languages: Japanese

Year: 1964

Vote: 8.2

Festival & Award: Cannes - Jury Prize

Woman in the Dunes

The showmakers

勅使河原宏
岡田英次
岸田今日子
三井弘次

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.

Indie vibes check

An avant-garde Japanese film with an independent production and unconventional narrative.

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