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The Castle of Sand (1974)

7.4/10 2h 23m Oct 19, 1974
Crime Mystery Drama

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

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Movie Details

Original Title 砂の器
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 3.5

Cast

Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Popularity: 0.8
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Eiro Waga
Popularity: 0.3
Kensaku Morita
Kensaku Morita
Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Popularity: 1.2
Yoko Shimada
Yoko Shimada
Reiko Takagi
Popularity: 1.8
Karin Yamaguchi
Karin Yamaguchi
Sachiko Tadakoro
Popularity: 0.3
Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Popularity: 1.6
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Chiyokichi Motoura
Popularity: 0.5
Kazuhide Haruta
Kazuhide Haruta
Hideo Motoura
Popularity: 0.1
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Kenichi Miki
Popularity: 1.2
Seiji Matsuyama
Seiji Matsuyama
Shokichi Miki
Popularity: 0.3
Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō
Search Section Chief
Popularity: 0.4
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Kojuro Kirihara
Popularity: 0.6

Key Crew

Director Yoshitarō Nomura
Music Mitsuaki Kanno
Writer Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada, Yoshitarō Nomura
Producer Masayuki Satō, Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Mishima
Editor Kazuo Ôta

Production

Shochiku
JP

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The Castle of Sand - Suna no utsuwa (1974)
The Castle of Sand - Suna no utsuwa (1974)
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Keywords

japan countryside based on novel or book composer leprosy tokyo, japan class differences bludgeoning police investigation murder investigation train travel concert pianist orchestra conductor retired policeman police procedural musical expression

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Rating
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Details
Release Date October 19, 1974
Runtime 2h 23m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 3.5
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