Woman in the Dunes (1964) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller · Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Starring Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida
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.
Where was Woman in the Dunes filmed?
- Tottori, Japan — Tottori Sand Dunes, Tottori – The vast sand dunes where the protagonist becomes trapped in the widow's pit. The iconic sand dunes served as the primary location for the film's central setting and surreal landscape.
- Tottori, Japan — Local village area, Tottori – The village where the protagonist arrives and encounters the locals before descending into the pit. Local village locations provided the atmospheric setting for the film's opening sequences and community interactions.