Original Title: 砂の女
Status
Released
Release
1964
Runtime
2h 27m
"Haunting. Erotic. Unforgettable."
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.
9 Cast Members
Eiji Okada
Entomologist Niki Jumpei
Kyôko Kishida
The Woman
Kōji Mitsui
Village Elder
Hiroko Itō
Entomologist's Wife
Sen Yano
Villager
Hideo Kanze
Ginzô Sekiguchi
Kiyohiko Ichihara
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
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