Woman in the Dunes
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Woman in the Dunes is a 1964 Japanese psychological drama film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, renowned for its surreal, existential story of a man trapped in a sand dune with a mysterious woman and its striking, avant-garde visual style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Woman in the Dunes
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novel by Kōbō Abe ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Hiroshi Segawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Hiroshi Teshigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Janus Films
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Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fusako Shuzui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredInto | 1964 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| festivalAward | Special Jury Prize at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Japanese New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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avant-garde film ⓘ drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ surrealist film ⓘ |
| hasISBNAdaptation | The Woman in the Dunes (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease | The Criterion Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Niki Jumpei
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The Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Tōru Takemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | man trapped in a sand dune with a woman ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Director
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Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| producer | Hiroshi Teshigahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of world cinema
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landmark of Japanese cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-02-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 147 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Kōbō Abe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| starred |
Eiji Okada
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Hiroko Itō NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyōko Kishida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of existence
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alienation ⓘ existentialism ⓘ freedom and confinement ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
avant-garde
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high-contrast black-and-white cinematography ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
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