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Woman in the Dunes

1964 · 147 min · Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara ★ IMDb 8.4 · 26,871 ratings

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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.

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Woman in the Dunes (1964) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 35%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 8.4/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Sympathy
  • Tension
  • Disturbing

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Hope

Sympathy
Tension
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 43 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyTensionDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 4′Curiosity37 %0 %15 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity41 %6 %19 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity48 %18 %28 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity57 %29 %45 %35 %
22.5 %≈ 33′Tension70 %44 %65 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 40′Tension77 %54 %73 %65 %
32.5 %≈ 48′Tension74 %53 %70 %65 %
37.5 %≈ 55′Tension73 %51 %69 %61 %
42.5 %≈ 62′Tension76 %55 %73 %62 %
47.5 %≈ 70′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
52.5 %≈ 77′Sympathy62 %57 %48 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 85′Sympathy48 %41 %34 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 92′Curiosity38 %27 %25 %17 %
67.5 %≈ 99′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
72.5 %≈ 107′Sympathy74 %68 %63 %53 %
77.5 %≈ 114′Sympathy79 %71 %66 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 121′Disturbing80 %59 %61 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 129′Hope77 %48 %54 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 136′Sympathy77 %59 %59 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 143′Sympathy73 %63 %55 %55 %

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Cast

KK
Kyôko Kishida

HI
Hiroko Itō

KM
Kōji Mitsui

Village Elder

KM
Kōji Mitsui

SY
Sen Yano

Villager

HK
Hideo Kanze

Villager

GS
Ginzô Sekiguchi

Villager

KI
Kiyohiko Ichihara

Villager

HN
Hiroyuki Nishimoto

Villager

Details

Directed by
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Written by
Kōbō Abe
Type
Movies
Released
1964
Runtime
147 min
Country
Japan
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.4 · 26,871 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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