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Suna no onna (1964)

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Film details

Featuring

Eiji Okada Kyoko Kishida Hiroko Ito
Director

Hiroshi Teshigahara
Country

Japan
Year

1964
Genre

Artists' Moving Image
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Woman of the Sand Alternative
Woman of the Dunes Alternative
Woman in the Dunes Alternative

Synopsis

Surrealist story of a visiting school teacher who finds himself trapped in a sandpit with a woman and prefers to stay there.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - entomologist Junpei Niki, the man
    
    Eiji Okada
  - the woman
    
    Kyoko Kishida
  - entomologist's wife - in flashbacks
    
    Hiroko Ito
  - .
    
    Koji Mitsui
  - .
    
    Sen Yano
  - .
    
    Ginzo Sekiguchi
  - .
    
    Kiyohiko Ichihara
  - .
    
    Tamotsu Tamora
  - .
    
    Hiroyuki Nishimuti
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Hiroshi Teshigahara
  - Assistant Director
    
    Masuo Ogawa
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Eiko Yoshida
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Teshigahara Productions
  - Producer
    
    Kiichi Ichikawa
  - Producer
    
    Tadashi Ono
  - Production Manager
    
    Iwao Yoshida
  Writing:
  - Screenplay/Adaptation
    
    Kôbô Abe
  - Original Novel
    
    Kôbô Abe
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Hiroshi Segawa
  - Lighting
    
    Mitsuo Kume
  Stills:
  - Stills Photography
    
    Yasuhiro Yoshiyoka
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Fusako Shuzui
  Design:
  - Designer
    
    Kiyoshi Awazu
  - Art Director
    
    Tôtetsu Hirakawa
  - Art Director
    
    Masao Yamazaki
  Titles:
  - Title Designer
    
    Kiyoshi Awazu
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Toru Takemitsu
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    Ichiro Kato
  - Sound Recording
    
    Jyunosuke Okuyama
  - Sound Effects Editor
    
    Keiji Mori

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