

Overview
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.
Top Cast

Eiji Okada
Entomologist Niki Jumpei

Kyôko Kishida
The Woman

Kōji Mitsui
Village Elder
Hiroko Itō
Entomologist's Wife

Sen Yano
Villager

Hideo Kanze
Villager
Ginzô Sekiguchi
Villager
Kiyohiko Ichihara
Villager
Hiroyuki Nishimoto
Villager
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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