The Woman in the Dunes

Based On the book by Kōbō Abe

Woman in the Dunes or Woman of the Dunes (Japanese: 砂の女, Hepburn: Suna No Onna; "Sand Woman") is a 1964 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and starring Eiji Okada, Kyōko Kishida, and Kōji Mitsui. Associated with the Japanese New Wave, it received widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for two Academy Awards. The screenplay for the film was adapted by Kōbō Abe from his 1962 novel of the same name. The film follows an amateur entomologist (Okada) who is led to settle in the house of a lonely widow (Kishida) at the bottom of a sand dune in a rural coastal village.

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Release date:

February 15, 1964

Director:

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Cast:

Eiji Okada, Kyōko Kishida

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

1964 in adaptations