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The Castle of Sand

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7.4/10 • 47

1974-10-192h 23m

CrimeMysteryDrama

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

Directors
Yoshitarō Nomura
Writters
Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada, Yoshitarō Nomura
Editors
Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada, Kazuo Ôta

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  1. Tetsuro Tamba

    Tetsuro Tamba

    Detective Eitaro Imanishi

  2. Gō Katō

    Gō Katō

    Eiro Waga

  3. Kensaku Morita

    Kensaku Morita

    Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura

  4. Yoko Shimada

    Yoko Shimada

    Reiko Takagi

  5. Karin Yamaguchi

    Karin Yamaguchi

    Sachiko Tadakoro

  6. Shin Saburi

    Shin Saburi

    Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro

  7. Yoshi Katō

    Yoshi Katō

    Chiyokichi Motoura

  8. Kazuhide Haruta

    Kazuhide Haruta

    Hideo Motoura

  9. Ken Ogata

    Ken Ogata

    Kenichi Miki

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Japanese
    Budget
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    Revenue
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    Keywords
    japancountrysidebased on novel or bookcomposerleprosytokyo, japanclass differencesbludgeoningpolice investigationmurder investigationtrain travelconcert pianistorchestra conductorretired policemanpolice proceduralmusical expression