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IMDb rating 8.5
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Critic rating 8.7

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

...retains its power because it is a perfect union of subject, style and idea.

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Critic William Thomas
rated 8

The second greatest sand movie ever made...

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Critic Rob Mackie
rated 8

...it's an allegory, but of what - marriage, hell, life? - is something to mull over later.

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Harry Hemming
rated 9

Extremely unexpected and interesting.

6 months ago

Cast & Crew

Eiji Okada
As Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyōko Kishida
As The Woman
Kōji Mitsui
As Village Elder
Sen Yano
Actor
Hiroko Itō
As Entomologist's Wife

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In the surreal and haunting Woman in the Dunes, an amateur entomologist named Niki Junpei finds himself trapped in a deep sand pit with a mysterious woman, forced to shovel sand endlessly to prevent their burial. As days turn into weeks, their relationship evolves from captor and captive to something more complex, and Niki must confront the abyss of his own desires and the crushing weight of his circumstances. With its striking visuals and allegorical themes, Hiroshi Teshigahara's film has become a cult classic that continues to unsettle audiences to this day.

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