Woman in the Dunes Movie Review 1964

Splendid, resonant allegorical drama. A scientist studying insects in the Japanese sand dunes finds himself trapped with a woman in a hut at the bottom of a pit. Superbly directed and photographed (by Hiroshi Segawa). Scripted by Kobo Abe from his acclaimed novel. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 123 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Science & Scientists, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Kobe Abe

Cast

Eiji Okada, Kyoko Kishida, Koji Mitsui, Hiroko Ito, Sen Yano

Cinematography

Hiroshi Segawa

Director

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Producer

Pathe

Awards

Cannes 1964: Grand Jury Prize.