Crime ·Mystery ·Drama · Japan · 1974 · 2h 23m

The Castle of Sand

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The Castle of Sand poster
Director
Yoshitarō Nomura
Cast
Tetsuro Tamba as Detective Eitaro Imanishi Gō Katō as Eiro Waga Kensaku Morita as Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura Yoko Shimada as Reiko Takagi Karin Yamaguchi as Sachiko Tadakoro Shin Saburi as Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Crew
Takashi Kawamata — Director of Photography Kazuo Ôta — Editor Mitsuaki Kanno — Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay Yoji Yamada — Screenplay Seicho Matsumoto — Novel
Synopsis

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

Trailer The Castle of Sand — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japancountrysidebased on novel or bookcomposerleprosytokyo, japanclass differencesbludgeoningpolice investigationmurder investigationtrain travelconcert pianist
Key Collaborators
Yoshitarō Nomura Director Takashi Kawamata Director of Photography Kazuo Ôta Editor Mitsuaki Kanno Original Music Composer Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Yoji Yamada Screenplay Seicho Matsumoto Novel Shinobu Hashimoto Producer Masayuki Satō Producer Yoshiharu Mishima Producer
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