The book attracted much attention in Japan on its publication in 1962 , earning praise from critics as well as contemporaries such as Kenzaburō Ōe and Yukio Mishima . It won that year 's Yomiuri Prize for literature . An English translation appeared in 1964 , as did a film adaptation directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara starring Eiji Okada and Kyōko Kishida which won the Special Jury Prize at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival
1964 Cannes Film Festival
1964 Cannes Film Festival
The Woman in the Dunes