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Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Drama Thriller

Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.

Release Date: 1964, February 15
Directors: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Countries: Japan
Production: Teshigahara Productions, TOHO
Cast: Kōji Mitsui, Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Hiroko Itō

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.

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