A disturbing film that is masterful in its execution. It looks at the human condition and the near futility of trying to find meaning in one's life when there is none. Or is there? Definitely a film to muse over long after you have seen it.

The photography and cinematography is just beautiful - Teshigahara really does bring the sand to life.

Extraordinary film that is as challenging and disturbing as Lars von Trier's Dogville.

Beautifully filmed, captivating performances from the two leads and a haunting score.

I'm not sure what to make of this story of a man who is trapped with the eponymous woman in the dunes. A great sense of alienation and separation is portrayed and the film made me felt very uncomfortable; it wasn't easy to watch. I think it gets all its points for the feeling of unease created!

What a phenomenal, enthralling, tense, sensual, unique, singular film. The cinematography is simply gorgeous - the close-ups are remarkably effective at creating a stifling, hot, uncomfortable atmosphere - and really makes what would be an otherwise mundane environment beautiful, daunting, and frightening. This atmosphere is further brought to life via an amazing experimental score. In fact, the musical score is very remiscent of one that would debut four years later in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Perhaps most notable, however, is the story which is unceasingly suspenseful and wrought with tension - sexual, physical, and mental. Needless to say, I was thoroughly surprised with this film; the story, direction, acting, visuals, and sound design are superb.

While Kurosawa, Ozu and Mizoguchi were masters of the conventional narrative (nothing wrong with that), Hiroshi Teshigahara leaned more toward the avant garde. His film "Woman In The Dunes" is a naturalistic, emotionally intense, sexually charged, thematically dense near masterpiece. It has a searing visual style and an eerie, minimalist soundtrack by Toru Takemitsu. It's a must see if you love Japanese cinema.

A végére egészen összeállt.

A missed opportunity to make a giant sandcastle

most audience-friendly movie

Incredible film. For one thing, I can’t think of better sound work, but assessing the sound work only begins to scratch the surface of this complex, hypnotic, synaesthetic work.

That said, I don’t have anything intelligent to say about it. I dislike sand intensely, so this made my skin crawl to an unimaginable degree. I feel like I need a shower to wash off the invisible sand grains that have reached me from the screen, I am that repulsed..

Repulsed, but pretty blown away.

The finest work from the great director Hiroshi Teshigahara proves an intense, atmospheric and effectively chilling study of the human condition!! Beautifully filmed and perfectly crafted!! Outstanding and essential!!

While Kurosawa, Ozu and Mizoguchi were masters of the conventional narrative (nothing wrong with that), Hiroshi Teshigahara leaned more toward the avant garde. His film "Woman In The Dunes" is a naturalistic, emotionally intense, sexually charged, thematically dense near masterpiece. It has a searing visual style and an eerie, minimalist soundtrack by Toru Takemitsu. It's a must see if you love Japanese cinema.

If you've any interest in classic Japanese cinema then this is an absolute must see. Incredibly atmospheric. A definite masterpiece from Teshigahara. The acting is phenomenal, as is the stunning cinematography,and the score will certainly get under your skin. It has stood the test of time very well and feels as if it could of been released in 2013. A brilliant film. One of the best I've ever seen.

japanese culture tends to be extreme and extreme is this movie.
everything is so tough and enormous in it.very good acting and cinematography but in some way it doesn't make any sense if anyone can handle slow and disturbing its the movie to watch