Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · 147 min · Drama, Thriller
75.2 TOPICAL score · #537 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Woman in the Dunes (1964, directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara) has a TOPICAL score of 75.2 - ranked 537 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Jury Prize. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 8.2/10 (551 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 8.2/10 (551 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Jury Prize
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read13,404 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Eiji Okada, Kyōko Kishida, Kōji Mitsui, Hiroko Itō
“After modern evaluation, it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10