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Woman in the Dunes

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An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.
Director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Year
1964
Genre
drama, thriller
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Awards
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 3 nominations total
Eiji Okada
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Eiji Okada
Woman
Kyôko Kishida
Kôji Mitsui
Village elder
Kôji Mitsui
Entomologist's wife (in flashbacks)
Hiroko Itô
Sen Yano
Ginzô Sekiguchi
Robert Dunham
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Robert Dunham
Kiyohiko Ichihara
Hideo Kanze
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
Tamotsu Tamura
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A TOHO FILM - Woman in the Dunes 00:06
A TOHO FILM
WOMAN IN THE DUNES - Woman in the Dunes 00:12
WOMAN IN THE DUNES
Is this an inspection - Woman in the Dunes 00:18
Is this an inspection
I'm collecting insects - Woman in the Dunes 00:29
I'm collecting insects
The certificates we use to make certain of one another - Woman in the Dunes 01:03
The certificates we use to make certain of one another
You criticized me for arguing too much - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
You criticized me for arguing too much
Teacher man - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
Teacher man
Careful. There are deep pits on both sides. - Woman in the Dunes 00:06
Careful. There are deep pits on both sides.
Hey you old hag - Woman in the Dunes 00:07
Hey you old hag
A rope ladder - Woman in the Dunes 00:13
A rope ladder
Don't look up You'll get sand in your face - Woman in the Dunes 00:05
Don't look up You'll get sand in your face
Please. - Woman in the Dunes 00:06
Please.
Dinner will be ready soon. - Woman in the Dunes 00:26
Dinner will be ready soon.
You only have one lamp? - Woman in the Dunes 00:10
You only have one lamp?
A desert is dry because it's all sand. - Woman in the Dunes 00:16
A desert is dry because it's all sand.
They say if you leave sand on clogs, - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
They say if you leave sand on clogs,
That's ridiculous. - Woman in the Dunes 00:22
That's ridiculous.
- More? - No, thanks. - Woman in the Dunes 00:10
- More? - No, thanks.
This is terrible! - Woman in the Dunes 00:13
This is terrible!
See? Even the futon is damp. - Woman in the Dunes 00:16
See? Even the futon is damp.
Where is everyone - Woman in the Dunes 00:56
Where is everyone
- Want help? - No, not on the first day. - Woman in the Dunes 00:23
- Want help? - No, not on the first day.
Basket's ready! - Woman in the Dunes 00:07
Basket's ready!
Can't be easy for them either. - Woman in the Dunes 00:21
Can't be easy for them either.
- Just how long do you work? - Until morning. - Woman in the Dunes 00:13
- Just how long do you work? - Until morning.
That's strange. The ladder's gone. - Woman in the Dunes 00:05
That's strange. The ladder's gone.
Ma'am. - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
Ma'am.
Sorry, but could you get the ladder? - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
Sorry, but could you get the ladder?
I'd like to be on my way. - Woman in the Dunes 00:22
I'd like to be on my way.
I'm sorry. - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
I'm sorry.
But you do understand don't you - Woman in the Dunes 00:14
But you do understand don't you
Why do you cling to this place - Woman in the Dunes 00:10
Why do you cling to this place
It's not impossible. - Woman in the Dunes 00:09
It's not impossible.
What's that sound - Woman in the Dunes 00:26
What's that sound
Splish. Splash - Woman in the Dunes 00:12
Splish. Splash
How do you feel? - Woman in the Dunes 00:10
How do you feel?
Stop that! It hurts! - Woman in the Dunes 00:07
Stop that! It hurts!
Shall I massage you? - Woman in the Dunes 00:10
Shall I massage you?
Isn't my underwear dry yet? - Woman in the Dunes 00:17
Isn't my underwear dry yet?
You'll have to endure it a while. - Woman in the Dunes 00:20
You'll have to endure it a while.
Men aren't dogs - Woman in the Dunes 00:09
Men aren't dogs
Hey, what's going on? - Woman in the Dunes 00:21
Hey, what's going on?
No. - Woman in the Dunes 00:14
No.
There's nothing to fear. - Woman in the Dunes 00:17
There's nothing to fear.
It's shochu. - Woman in the Dunes 00:12
It's shochu.
The pay's better in the cities. - Woman in the Dunes 00:27
The pay's better in the cities.
I'm sorry, - Woman in the Dunes 00:15
I'm sorry,
This is all that's left. When's the next ration? - Woman in the Dunes 00:12
This is all that's left. When's the next ration?
Shall I untie you? - Woman in the Dunes 00:28
Shall I untie you?
If I suffer you suffer - Woman in the Dunes 00:09
If I suffer you suffer
We could for example - Woman in the Dunes 00:38
We could for example
This is futile. - Woman in the Dunes 00:16
This is futile.
This is futile - Woman in the Dunes 00:46
This is futile
Did you know that? - Woman in the Dunes 00:26
Did you know that?
What are you doing? - Woman in the Dunes 00:14
What are you doing?
Shall I brush off the sand - Woman in the Dunes 00:23
Shall I brush off the sand
Damn it! - Woman in the Dunes 00:09
Damn it!
What should I do? - Woman in the Dunes 00:23
What should I do?
What's the matter, mister? - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
What's the matter, mister?
Hold your left hand lower. - Woman in the Dunes 00:15
Hold your left hand lower.
I don't get it - Woman in the Dunes 00:23
I don't get it
How can you stand being trapped like this? - Woman in the Dunes 00:18
How can you stand being trapped like this?
There's nothing for me to do on the outside - Woman in the Dunes 00:21
There's nothing for me to do on the outside
This isn't funny - Woman in the Dunes 01:43
This isn't funny
Look, here's one. - Woman in the Dunes 00:15
Look, here's one.
Got any scissors? - Woman in the Dunes 00:13
Got any scissors?
They may not be very sharp. - Woman in the Dunes 00:10
They may not be very sharp.
- These are no good. - No? - Woman in the Dunes 00:28
- These are no good. - No?
Hey! Hurry up! - Woman in the Dunes 00:17
Hey! Hurry up!
Need help with the bath? - Woman in the Dunes 00:32
Need help with the bath?
What are you thinking? - Woman in the Dunes 00:20
What are you thinking?
Come on. I feel like celebrating today. - Woman in the Dunes 00:17
Come on. I feel like celebrating today.
It feels good to finally have a bath. - Woman in the Dunes 00:13
It feels good to finally have a bath.
Help! - Woman in the Dunes 00:09
Help!
Be quiet. - Woman in the Dunes 00:07
Be quiet.
Shall I make some tea? - Woman in the Dunes 00:12
Shall I make some tea?
I failed - Woman in the Dunes 00:15
I failed
But eventually they'll come looking for me: - Woman in the Dunes 00:26
But eventually they'll come looking for me:
What's that? - Woman in the Dunes 00:14
What's that?
I place the bait on top of the newspaper. - Woman in the Dunes 00:17
I place the bait on top of the newspaper.
Why do you say it's your last hope? - Woman in the Dunes 00:28
Why do you say it's your last hope?
Hey, your rations! - Woman in the Dunes 00:12
Hey, your rations!
You're working terribly hard. - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
You're working terribly hard.
"You're being such a good sport." - Woman in the Dunes 00:06
"You're being such a good sport."
I refuse to die like a dog - Woman in the Dunes 00:05
I refuse to die like a dog
They don't care about you - Woman in the Dunes 00:27
They don't care about you
The sand What good is that - Woman in the Dunes 00:08
The sand What good is that
I'll sift the sand. - Woman in the Dunes 00:29
I'll sift the sand.
Even if it's only a lie - Woman in the Dunes 00:13
Even if it's only a lie
I'm so frightened every morning - Woman in the Dunes 00:21
I'm so frightened every morning
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An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.

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Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Writer: Kôbô Abe, Eiko Yoshida
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, thriller
Year: 1964
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 8.5
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 25 Oct 1964
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 3 nominations total
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