The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand (1974)

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

Overview

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

  • Yoshitarō NomuraDirector, Writer
  • Shinobu HashimotoWriter
  • Yoji YamadaWriter
  • Original Title

    砂の器

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

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

Top Billed Cast

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Detective Eitaro Imanishi

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Eiro Waga

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura

Yoko Shimada

Yoko Shimada

Reiko Takagi

Karin Yamaguchi

Karin Yamaguchi

Sachiko Tadakoro

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Chiyokichi Motoura

Kazuhide Haruta

Kazuhide Haruta

Hideo Motoura

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Kenichi Miki

Seiji Matsuyama

Seiji Matsuyama

Shokichi Miki

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