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The Woman in the Dunes

Japan Release: 1964
Running Time: 123 minutes

The Woman in the Dunes


Japanese Title

砂の女
[Suna no Onna]

Distributor: Production:

Teshigahara Productions
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Titles
International Title

The Woman in the Dunes
Initial US Title

Woman in the Dunes
US Distributor: Pathe Contemporary Films (1965) / Time: 123 minutes
Alternate Titles

Woman of Sand
[Literal translation]

The Woman of the Dunes
[Alternate interntional title]


Staff

Cast
Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Writing credits Eiko Yoshida, Kobo Abe
Produced by Kiichi Ichikawa, Tadashi Ono
Music by Toru Takemitsu
Cinematography by Hiroshi Segawa
Film Editing by Fusako Shuzui
Production Design by Totetsu Hirakawa, Masao Yamazaki
Assistant Director Masuo Ogawa		 Niki Jumpei, Entomologist Eiji Okada
Woman Kyoko Kishida
Entomologist's Wife Hiroko Ito
- Koji Mitsui
- Sen Yano
- Ginzo Sekiguchi
- Kiyohiko Ichiha
- Hideo Kanze
- Hiroyuki Nishimoto
- Tamotsu Tamura

Posters
Japanese Poster
Japan
French Poster
France

DVDs and Blu-rays
United States Region 1 Three Films by Hiroshi Teshigahara Criterion (2007) Order
United States Region 1 Woman in the Dunes Criterion (2016) Order
United States Blu-ray Woman in the Dunes Criterion (2016) Order

Background and Trivia
  • Based on Kobo Abe's 1962 novel of the same name, Woman of Sand (砂の女 - Suna no Onna).
  • Teshigahara Productions submitted the film to the US copyright office on June 9th, 1997 with the registration number of PA0000866810. The movie was submitted under its Romaji title, Suna no Onna, and its international title, The Woman in the Dunes. An additional document related to the claim was submitted under the registration number of V8003P166. This second claim cited both the international title, The Woman in the Dunes, along with an alternate: The Woman of the Dunes.




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