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The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

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Crime   Mystery   Drama
📜 Overview: Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1974-10-19
⌚ Running Time: 143 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.3

Beloved Cast

Tetsuro Tamba original image
Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Tetsuro Tamba
Gō Katō original image
Eiro Waga
Gō Katō
Kensaku Morita original image
Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Kensaku Morita
Yōko Shimada original image
Reiko Takagi
Yōko Shimada
Karin Yamaguchi original image
Sachiko Tadakoro
Karin Yamaguchi
Shin Saburi original image
Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Shin Saburi
Yoshi Katō original image
Chiyokichi Motoura
Yoshi Katō
Kazuhide Haruta original image
Hideo Motoura
Kazuhide Haruta
Ken Ogata original image
Kenichi Miki
Ken Ogata
Seiji Matsuyama original image
Shokichi Miki
Seiji Matsuyama
Taketoshi Naitō original image
Search Section Chief
Taketoshi Naitō
Chishū Ryū original image
Kojuro Kirihara
Chishū Ryū
Masumi Harukawa original image
Naka Sumie
Masumi Harukawa
Yoshio Inaba original image
Search Chief Clerk
Yoshio Inaba
Tokue Hanazawa original image
Miki's Colleague in Flashback
Tokue Hanazawa
Kinzō Shin original image
Linguistics Professor Kuwabara
Kinzō Shin
Kappei Matsumoto original image
Mimori Police Chief
Kappei Matsumoto
Jun Hamamura original image
Patrolman
Jun Hamamura
Takanobu Hozumi original image
Matsuzaki
Takanobu Hozumi
Hatsuo Yamaya original image
Iwagi Police Chief
Hatsuo Yamaya
Kin Sugai original image
Yamashita
Kin Sugai
Akiko Nomura original image
Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment
Akiko Nomura
Kazuko Imai original image
Kenichi Miki's Wife
Kazuko Imai
Mitsuyo Inomata original image
Waitress at Bar Ron
Mitsuyo Inomata
Yokichi Gotou original image
Tsutsui
Yokichi Gotou
Akira Sera original image
Fan Shop Owner
Akira Sera
Akira Kubo original image
Patrolman at Setagaya
Akira Kubo
Keiji Tsuchida original image
West Kamata Chief Detective
Keiji Tsuchida
Kibaji Tankobo original image
West Kamata Detective
Kibaji Tankobo
Mitsuru Yamazaki original image
West Kamata Detective
Mitsuru Yamazaki
Kentarô Imai original image
Kentarô Imai
Kôei Yamamoto original image
Kôei Yamamoto
Hideaki Komori original image
Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Hideaki Komori
Ryōko Mizuki original image
Ryōko Mizuki
Kiyoshi Atsumi original image
Movie Theater Manager
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Taiji Tonoyama original image
Publican at Ebisu
Taiji Tonoyama
Asaya Fujita original image
Forensic Technician
Asaya Fujita
Tatsuo Sakurabe original image
Surgeon at Setagaya
Tatsuo Sakurabe
Ken'ichi Katô original image
Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station
Ken'ichi Katô
Hisashi Imabashi original image
Asahi Shop Owner
Hisashi Imabashi
Sanpeita Mori original image
Detective at Iwagi Station
Sanpeita Mori
Junko Yoshida original image
Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho
Junko Yoshida
Mitsuzô Nakamura original image
Policeman at Ebisu
Mitsuzô Nakamura
Akira Matsuda original image
Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho
Akira Matsuda
Tatsuki Bessho original image
Bartender at Bar Ron
Tatsuki Bessho
Yuri Takase original image
Waitress at Bar Ron
Yuri Takase
Teishiro Nishijima original image
West Kamata Police Chief
Teishiro Nishijima
Kyôsuke Matsunami original image
Kyôsuke Matsunami
Shin Kitayama original image
West Kamata Detective
Shin Kitayama
Ura Shintarô original image
West Kamata Detective
Ura Shintarô
Takuo Senga original image
West Kamata Detective
Takuo Senga
Kunji Harada original image
Kunji Harada
Yuji Osugi original image
Yuji Osugi
Shintaro Mishima original image
Shintaro Mishima
Yuichi Kikuchi original image
Waga's Friend
Yuichi Kikuchi
Tatsuo Ito original image
Tatsuo Ito
Yukihide Yamamoto original image
Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Yukihide Yamamoto
Noriyuki Watanabe original image
West Kamata Detective
Noriyuki Watanabe
Kentarô Imai original image
Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Kentarô Imai
Hideto Nakagawa original image
Hideto Nakagawa
Shuichi Oki original image
Shuichi Oki
Nobuo Takagi original image
Nobuo Takagi
Jun Kajima original image
Jun Kajima
Taeko Sakata original image
Taeko Sakata
Kiyo Murakami original image
Oku
Kiyo Murakami
Yumiko Higashitani original image
Yumiko Higashitani
Ryōko Mizuki original image
Farmer at Kamedake
Ryōko Mizuki
Yoshiko Togawa original image
Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home
Yoshiko Togawa
Takashi Tabata original image
Takashi Tabata
Eiko Muramatsu original image
Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)
Eiko Muramatsu

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