For the novel this film was adapted from, see The Woman in the Dunes.
Not to be confused with Lady of the Dunes.
Woman in the Dunes
Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Screenplay by
Kōbō Abe[1]
Based on
The Woman in the Dunes by Kōbō Abe
Produced by
Kiichi Ichikawa
Tadashi Ono[1]
Starring
Eiji Okada
Kyōko Kishida
Cinematography
Hiroshi Segawa[1]
Edited by
Fusako Shuzui[1]
Music by
Toru Takemitsu[1]
Production company
Teshigahara Production[1]
Distributed by
Toho
Release date
February 15, 1964 (1964-02-15) (Japan)
Running time
146 minutes[1]
Country
Japan[1]
Language
Japanese
Woman in the Dunes or Woman of the Dunes (砂の女, Suna No Onna, "Sand Woman") is a 1964 Japanese New Wave avant-garde psychological thriller and drama film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, starring Eiji Okada as an entomologist searching for insects and Kyōko Kishida as the titular woman. It received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for two Academy Awards. The screenplay for the film was adapted by Kōbō Abe from his 1962 novel.[1] The movie is now considered to be Teshigahara's masterpiece, one of the best movies of 1964, of the 1960s and of the 20th century, as well as one of the best and greatest Japanese movies of all time.[citation needed]
The film follows the last events in the life of an amateur entomologist. He is offered hospitality in a village, and then led to settle in the house of a lonely widow at the bottom of a sand dune. He soon realizes that the villagers have trapped him there, and expect him to work for them. He is also the widow's new lover, replacing her recently deceased husband.
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