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Woman in the Dunes(1964)
Status: Released
Date: 1964-02-15
82%
509 Votes
Time: 2h 27m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Teshigahara Productions
Movie: Woman in the Dunes
Top 4 Billed Cast
岡田英次
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
岸田今日子
The Woman
三井弘次
Village Elder
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