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The Castle of Sand
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The Castle of Sand

1974-10-19 · 143 min · ★ 7.3

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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Directors
Yoshitarō Nomura
Production companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaDetective Eitaro Imanishi
Gō KatōGō KatōEiro Waga
Kensaku MoritaKensaku MoritaDetective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Yoko ShimadaYoko ShimadaReiko Takagi
Karin YamaguchiKarin YamaguchiSachiko Tadakoro
Shin SaburiShin SaburiEx-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Yoshi KatōYoshi KatōChiyokichi Motoura
Kazuhide HarutaKazuhide HarutaHideo Motoura
Ken OgataKen OgataKenichi Miki
Seiji MatsuyamaSeiji MatsuyamaShokichi Miki
Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōSearch Section Chief
Chishū RyūChishū RyūKojuro Kirihara
Masumi HarukawaMasumi HarukawaNaka Sumie
Yoshio InabaYoshio InabaSearch Chief Clerk
Tokue HanazawaTokue HanazawaMiki's Colleague in Flashback
Kinzō ShinKinzō ShinLinguistics Professor Kuwabara
Kappei MatsumotoMimori Police Chief
Jun HamamuraJun HamamuraPatrolman
Takanobu HozumiTakanobu HozumiMatsuzaki
Hatsuo YamayaHatsuo YamayaIwagi Police Chief

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