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8.2/10 • 483

1964-02-15 • 2h 27m

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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.

Directors
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Editors
Fusako Shuzui

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Eiji Okada

    Eiji Okada

    Entomologist Niki Jumpei

  2. Kyôko Kishida

    Kyôko Kishida

    The Woman

  3. Hiroko Itō

    Hiroko Itō

    Entomologist's Wife

  4. Kōji Mitsui

    Kōji Mitsui

    Village Elder

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hanszha

Dec 15, 2023

10/10

  • to me utterly & completely incomprehensable that this movie has been so neglected , Not included in - more 'popular' -watchlists ( or 'best movie' -lists ... ) - it is a Grand Feast for the eyes and the mind :
the story , the acting , the photography is of such superb level !!! - i would hot hesitate to rate it ( - actually with many movie-'professionals' ... ) as among the top twenty best ( cinema-proper ) films ever made .

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
based on novel or bookinsectsandart housewater shortagepsychological thrillerblack and whiteheld captiveskintrappedmissing personsexual torturesand duneerotic photographywater pumpjapanese new waveslave laborentomologistescape attemptsand pitforced labortextureavant gardedisappearedbarbaric behavior