Castle of Sand
砂の器
Synopsis
What is the dark fate of a young up-and-coming artist who is on the verge of achieving glory? The story depicts the fate of a detective who relentlessly pursues a murder case that seemed to be heading into a labyrinth, and the young man who is the culprit. It was produced and aired on the TV Asahi network on October 1, 1991 (20:02-22:24) as the "Each station's competition series commemorating the 40th anniversary of Matsumoto Seicho's work" (each station created two Seicho works) . TV drama (1 episode in total). Selected from the top 21 programs of the 9th ATP Awards .
Top Cast
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Koichi Sato
Hideyoshi Waga
Kunie Tanaka
Eitaro Imanishi
Sayuri Kunio
Sachiko Tadokoro
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Hiroshi Yoshimura
Mayumi Oka
Rieko Naruse
Atom Shimojo
Kenichi Miki
Nagahide Takahashi
Chiyokichi Motoura
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Shigeo Sekikawa
Yuki Kitazume
Kunio Miyata
Asako Yashiro
Emiko Miura
Kuniyasu Atsumi
Shigeki Tadokoro
Miyoko Akaza
Club mom
Kōen Okumura
Kojuro Kirihara
Akira Nakao
First Investigation Division Chief
Mayumi Ozora
Yoshiko Imanishi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kazuo Ikehiro
- Screenplay & Story
- Hiroshi Takeyama
- Original Score
- Reijirō Koroku
- Original Title
- 砂の器
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Production Studios
- Daiei Film, Daiei TV-Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kazuo Ikehiro
Hiroshi Takeyama
Reijirō Koroku
Akira Shiizuka
Minato Sakanashi, Hiromi Yanagida
Department Leadership Roster
Minato Sakanashi
Producer
Hiroshi Takeyama
Screenplay
Kazuo Ikehiro
Director
Akira Shiizuka
Director of Photography
Hiromi Yanagida
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Castle of Sand.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Castle of Sand
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Castle of Sand about?
What is the dark fate of a young up-and-coming artist who is on the verge of achieving glory? The story depicts the fate of a detective who relentlessly pursues a murder case that seemed to be heading into a labyrinth, and the young man who is the culprit. It was produced and aired on the TV Asahi network on October 1, 1991 (20:02-22:24) as the "Each station's competition series commemorating the 40th anniversary of Matsumoto Seicho's work" (each station created two Seicho works) . TV drama (1 episode in total). Selected from the top 21 programs of the 9th ATP Awards .
Who directed Castle of Sand?
Castle of Sand was directed by Kazuo Ikehiro.
Who stars in Castle of Sand?
The principal cast of Castle of Sand includes Koichi Sato, Kunie Tanaka, Sayuri Kunio, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Mayumi Oka.
When was Castle of Sand released and how long is it?
Castle of Sand was released in 1991 with a total runtime of 1h 12m.
Who composed the musical score for Castle of Sand?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Castle of Sand was composed by Reijirō Koroku.