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Woman in the Dunes

1964 · 147 min

A slow, hypnotic descent into sand and obsession that feels both claustrophobic and strangely beautiful.

Tagline
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • obsession
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Written by
Kōbō Abe
Starring
Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Kōji Mitsui, Hiroko Itō, Sen Yano, Hideo Kanze, Ginzô Sekiguchi, Kiyohiko Ichihara
Music
Tōru Takemitsu
Cinematography
Hiroshi Segawa
Runtime
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Country
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Languages
Japanese

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