is a 1968 Japanese film directed by

Hiroshi Teshigahara was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film ''Woman in the Dunes''. He is also known for directing other titles such as '' The Face of Another'' (1966), ''Natsu no Heitai'' ...

and starring Shintaro Katsu. The screenplay was adapted by

Kōbō Abe , known by his pen name , was a Japanese writer, playwright and director. His 1962 novel ''The Woman in the Dunes'' was made into an Woman in the Dunes, award-winning film by Hiroshi Teshigahara in 1964. Abe has often been compared to Franz Kaf ...

from his novel '' The Ruined Map''. This was the fifth and final film collaboration between Teshigahara and Abe.Berra, John (2012).
Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2
'. Intellect Books. p. 276.

Cast

* Shintaro Katsu – detective * Etsuko Ichihara – wife * Osamu Okawa – wife's brother *

Kiyoshi Atsumi , born , was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Tora-san in the Japanese comedy film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, a role he played 48 times over 26 years. Life and career Atsumi was born in Tokyo suffering from childhood malnutr ...

– Tashiro *

Tamao Nakamura (born July 12, 1939 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Her father is kabuki is a classical form of Theatre of Japan, Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with Japanese traditional dance, traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is k ...

– detective's wife * Kinzō Shin – coffee shop owner

References

External links

* 1968 films 1960s Japanese films Films directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara 1960s Japanese-language films Toho films {{1960s-Japan-film-stub