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Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Original title: suna no onna
Production: Japan|123 min| black and white
Dramatic, Thriller, Psychological
Poster of movie Woman in the Dunes
an entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

Festivals and awards

Cannes Festival 1964 - logo Cannes Festival Grand Prix Speciale della Giuria
Oscar 1965 - nomination Best International Feature Film
Assigned to: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Oscar 1966 - nomination Best Achievement in Directing
Assigned to: Hiroshi Teshigahara

Origin of the subject

dal libro: Suna no onna (1962, Kobo Abe)

Direction

Hiroshi Teshigahara: regista

Production and Screenplay

Hiroshi Teshigahara: produttore
Hiroshi Teshigahara: sceneggiatore
Kobo AbeKobo Abe: sceneggiatore

Interpreters and Characters

Eiji Okada(età:44)
(niki jumpei, entomologo)
Eiji Okada(età:44)
(entomologo)
Hiroko Ito
(la moglie dell'entomologo)
Koji Mitsui(età:54)
Hicoko Ito
Kyoko Kishida(età:34)
Robert Dunham(età:33)
Hideo Kanze(età:37)
Tamotsu Tamura(età:33)
Sen Yano

Technical staff

Toru TakemitsuToru Takemitsu: musiche
Masao Yamazaki: scenografo
Fusako Shuzui: montatore
Hiroshi Segawa: direttore della fotografia
Totetsu Hirakawa: scenografo