Woman in the Dunes
1964
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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.
Woman in the Dunes (1964) is a 2h 27min drama feature film by Hiroshi Teshigahara. A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residen...
Key facts
Cast
Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida, Kōji Mitsui, Hiroko Itō, Sen Yano, Hideo Kanze, Ginzô Sekiguchi, Kiyohiko Ichihara
Original language
Japanese
First release
February 15, 1964 (Japan)
Production companies
Toho
Based on
The Woman in the Dunes
Awards
Jury Prize
Setting
Japan
Crew
Screenplay
Kōbō Abe
Producer
Kiichi Ichikawa, Tadashi Ôno
Cinematography
Hiroshi Segawa
Editing
Fusako Shuzui
Music
Tōru Takemitsu
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Seattle International Film Festival 1976 generic - Teshigahara retrospective
Titles
| Alternate title | La Femme des sables | |
| Alternate title | La Femme du sable | |
| Alternate title | Woman in the Dunes | |
| Alternate title | Woman of the Dunes | |
| Alternate title | La Femme des dunes | |
| Alternate title | La Femme de sable |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | February 15, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | February 15, 1964 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 25, 1964 |
| Theatrical | France | November 11, 1964 |
| Theatrical | Germany | June 23, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | August 12, 1966 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | January 21, 1971 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Netherlands | October 19, 2004 |
Full credits
| Director | Hiroshi Teshigahara |
| Cast | Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida, Kōji Mitsui (Village Elder), Hiroko Itō (Entomologist's Wife), Sen Yano (Villager), Hideo Kanze (Villager), Ginzô Sekiguchi (Villager), Kiyohiko Ichihara (Villager), Hiroyuki Nishimoto (Villager) |
| Screenplay | Kōbō Abe |
| Producer | Kiichi Ichikawa, Tadashi Ôno |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Segawa |
| Editing | Fusako Shuzui |
| Music | Tōru Takemitsu |
| Production design | Masao Yamazaki, Tōtetsu Hirakawa |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
