Woman in the Dunes

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Synopsis: Entomologist Niki Jumpei misses the last bus home when exploring for insects in a series of sand dunes, and is persuaded by local villagers to spend the night in a house at the bottom of the sandpit. An unnamed young widow lives there alone, forced by the villagers to dig the sand that they sell to nearby cities for construction. Enslaved to dig sand alongside the widow, Niki plots his escape even as he adapts to his imprisonment.

Alternate Title(s): Suna no onna

Directed By:	Hiroshi Teshigahara	Genre:	Drama / Foreign / Thriller
Cast:	Hiroko Itô, Kyôko Kishida, Kôji Mitsui, Eiji Okada, Ginzô Sekiguchi, Sen Yano	Year of Production:	1964

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Woman in the Dunes (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-Ray] (Blu-ray Disc, Not Rated)

Region: A (Blu-ray)
Released: Aug-23-2016
Run Time: 147 minutes

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* LegoGuy02 (Added movie on February 24, 2024)

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