Woman of the Dunes - Film Screening

Part of our film series 'A Brief Introduction to Japanese Cinema'. 

Woman of the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964)

Part erotic thriller, part horror movie, Teshigahara’s most celebrated work is unlike anything else you’ve seen before. An entomologist finds himself trapped by tribal villagers and forced to live with a beautiful woman in an inescapable sandpit. The sexual chemistry between the two leads is electrifying, and Hiroshi Segawa’s richly varied cinematography adds to the film’s sinister yet sensual atmosphere.

Course fee includes screening, introductory lecture and tea/coffee

James Ballands BA MA PhD

Term: Spring

Day: Saturday

Start Date: 23 March 2019 

Time: 9.15am-12pm

No. of weeks: 1

Full fee: £11

Venue: City Screen Picturehouse in York

Booking are being taken now for the full series. Tickets for individual films are available at:

2 March 2019 Rashomon

9 March 2019 Tokyo Story

16 March 2019 When a Woman Ascends the Stairs