Woman in the Dunes

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Woman in the Dunes (1964) is streaming on Criterion Channel.

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The poster features a haunting black-and-white image of a woman in the foreground, her face contorted in anguish as she holds a child close. In the background, a lone figure stands against a barren, sun-drenched dune landscape, evoking a sense of isolation and tragedy. The title "Woman in the Dun...
1964 · Movie · 147 min· Updated Sep 2026
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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.

Shifting the psychological thriller into a surrealist nightmare, this film transforms a simple sand pit into a claustrophobic prison of endless, repetitive labor. The hypnotic movement of the shifting dunes creates a sense of dread that feels both ancient and deeply personal.

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Director

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Cast

Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Hiroko Itō, Kōji Mitsui

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Woman in the Dunes is streaming on Criterion Channel. Woman in the Dunes is streaming on Darkroom. Availability last verified September 21, 2026.