The Castle of Sand

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MOVIE

The Castle of Sand

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

Original Title

砂の器

Release Date

1974-10-19

Year

1974

Duration

2h 23m

Status

Released

Score

7.30

Production

#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

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