The Castle of Sand
砂の器
Synopsis
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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The Castle of Sand - Suna no utsuwa (1974)
Type: Trailer • Published 2014-03-05
Top Cast
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Tetsuro Tamba
Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Gō Katō
Eiro Waga
Kensaku Morita
Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Yoko Shimada
Reiko Takagi
Karin Yamaguchi
Sachiko Tadakoro
Shin Saburi
Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Yoshi Katō
Chiyokichi Motoura
Kazuhide Haruta
Hideo Motoura
Ken Ogata
Kenichi Miki
Seiji Matsuyama
Shokichi Miki
Taketoshi Naitō
Search Section Chief
Chishū Ryū
Kojuro Kirihara
Masumi Harukawa
Naka Sumie
Yoshio Inaba
Search Chief Clerk
Tokue Hanazawa
Miki's Colleague in Flashback
Kinzō Shin
Linguistics Professor Kuwabara
Kappei Matsumoto
Mimori Police Chief
Jun Hamamura
Patrolman
Release History & Theatrical Window
October 10, 1975
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yoshitarō Nomura
- Screenplay & Story
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada
- Original Score
- Mitsuaki Kanno
- Original Title
- 砂の器
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yoshitarō Nomura
Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada, Seicho Matsumoto
Mitsuaki Kanno
Takashi Kawamata
Kazuo Ôta
Masayuki Satō, Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Mishima
Department Leadership Roster
Yoshitarō Nomura
Director
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Shinobu Hashimoto
Producer
Kazuo Ôta
Editor
Yoshiharu Mishima
Producer
Takashi Kawamata
Director of Photography
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
Mitsuaki Kanno
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Castle of Sand
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What is The Castle of Sand about?
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
Who directed The Castle of Sand?
The Castle of Sand was directed by Yoshitarō Nomura.
Who stars in The Castle of Sand?
The principal cast of The Castle of Sand includes Tetsuro Tamba, Gō Katō, Kensaku Morita, Yoko Shimada, Karin Yamaguchi.
When was The Castle of Sand released and how long is it?
The Castle of Sand was released in 1974 with a total runtime of 2h 23m.
Who composed the musical score for The Castle of Sand?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Castle of Sand was composed by Mitsuaki Kanno.
Is The Castle of Sand based on a book or true story?
The Castle of Sand is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Seicho Matsumoto".