Woman in the Dunes

Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara

Written by Kōbō Abe, Kōbō Abe

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.

Cast

Eiji Okada

Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Kyôko Kishida

The Woman

Kōji Mitsui

Village Elder

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Hiroko Itō

Entomologist's Wife

Sen Yano

Villager

Hideo Kanze

Villager

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Ginzô Sekiguchi

Villager

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Kiyohiko Ichihara

Villager

Hiroyuki Nishimoto

Villager