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Writers:
Kôbô Abe (novel)
Kôbô Abe (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 October 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable.
Plot:
An amateur entomologist searching for insects by the sea is trapped by local villagers into living with... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 1 nomination more
User Reviews:
Very positive, An all time great movie more (46 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Eiji Okada ... Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida ... Woman
Hiroko Ito ... Entomologist's wife (in flashbacks)
Kôji Mitsui
Sen Yano
Ginzô Sekiguchi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kiyohiko Ichiha
Hideo Kanze
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
Tamotsu Tamura
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Woman in the Dunes (International: English title)
Woman of the Dunes (International: English title)
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Runtime:
123 min | 147 min (director's cut)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Netherlands:12 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1992) | UK:X (original rating) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | West Germany:18

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Man: It's useless. The sand can swallow up cities and countries, if it wants to. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Spider-Man 3 (2007) more

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Very positive, An all time great movie, 2 September 2002
10/10
Author: jabez from New York

An excellent and gripping depiction of the human condition trapped in roles. Even sexually explicit roles serve to define us closer into the various greater and lesser societal roles that keep us from ever having a clear definition of ourselves in the universe. The best that the hero can come up with is a buddistic resignation that he is on a round trip ticket that he can cancel at any time;this is a better piece of make believe than what is usually served up to dull us to the total lack of meaning in our existence outside of God. The photography, music and drama accentuate the message. Anyone familiar with Earnest Becker's "The Denial of Death", will see that the writer and director came to the same insights as Becker. Most deeply thoughtful movie I've seen in the last two years.

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Entomological films eddycon
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