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The Castle of Sand

Film

The Castle of Sand

7.3

2h 23m

1974

Synopsis

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

Director

Yoshitarō Nomura

Trailer

CrimeMysteryDrama

japancountrysidebased on novel or bookcomposerleprosytokyo, japanclass differencesbludgeoningpolice investigationmurder investigationtrain travelconcert pianist

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Cast & Crew

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

as Detective Eitaro Imanishi

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

as Eiro Waga

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

as Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura

Yoko Shimada

Yoko Shimada

as Reiko Takagi

Karin Yamaguchi

Karin Yamaguchi

as Sachiko Tadakoro

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

as Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

as Chiyokichi Motoura

Kazuhide Haruta

Kazuhide Haruta

as Hideo Motoura

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

as Kenichi Miki

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