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The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

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CrimeMysteryDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

143 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

19 October 1974

Country

Japan

Cast

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Detective Eitaro Imanishi

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Eiro Waga

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura

Yoko Shimada

Yoko Shimada

Reiko Takagi

Karin Yamaguchi

Karin Yamaguchi

Sachiko Tadakoro

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Chiyokichi Motoura

Kazuhide Haruta

Kazuhide Haruta

Hideo Motoura

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Kenichi Miki

Seiji Matsuyama

Seiji Matsuyama

Shokichi Miki

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Search Section Chief

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Kojuro Kirihara

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Naka Sumie

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Search Chief Clerk

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Miki's Colleague in Flashback

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Linguistics Professor Kuwabara

Kappei Matsumoto

Kappei Matsumoto

Mimori Police Chief

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Patrolman

Takanobu Hozumi

Takanobu Hozumi

Matsuzaki

Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Iwagi Police Chief

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Yamashita

Akiko Nomura

Akiko Nomura

Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment

Kazuko Imai

Kazuko Imai

Kenichi Miki's Wife

Mitsuyo Inomata

Mitsuyo Inomata

Waitress at Bar Ron

Yokichi Gotou

Yokichi Gotou

Tsutsui

Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Fan Shop Owner

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Patrolman at Setagaya

Keiji Tsuchida

Keiji Tsuchida

West Kamata Chief Detective

Kibaji Tankobo

Kibaji Tankobo

West Kamata Detective

Mitsuru Yamazaki

Mitsuru Yamazaki

West Kamata Detective

Kentarō Imai

Kentarō Imai

Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto

Hideaki Komori

Hideaki Komori

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective

Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Movie Theater Manager

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Publican at Ebisu

Asaya Fujita

Asaya Fujita

Forensic Technician

Tatsuo Sakurabe

Tatsuo Sakurabe

Surgeon at Setagaya

Ken'ichi Katô

Ken'ichi Katô

Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station

Hisashi Imabashi

Hisashi Imabashi

Asahi Shop Owner

Sanpeita Mori

Sanpeita Mori

Detective at Iwagi Station

Junko Yoshida

Junko Yoshida

Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho

Mitsuzô Nakamura

Mitsuzô Nakamura

Policeman at Ebisu

Akira Matsuda

Akira Matsuda

Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho

Tatsuki Bessho

Tatsuki Bessho

Bartender at Bar Ron

Yuri Takase

Yuri Takase

Waitress at Bar Ron

Teishiro Nishijima

Teishiro Nishijima

West Kamata Police Chief

Kyôsuke Matsunami

Kyôsuke Matsunami

Shin Kitayama

Shin Kitayama

West Kamata Detective

Ura Shintarô

Ura Shintarô

West Kamata Detective

Takuo Senga

Takuo Senga

West Kamata Detective

Kunji Harada

Kunji Harada

Yuji Osugi

Yuji Osugi

Shintaro Mishima

Shintaro Mishima

Yuichi Kikuchi

Yuichi Kikuchi

Waga's Friend

Tatsuo Ito

Tatsuo Ito

Yukihide Yamamoto

Yukihide Yamamoto

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective

Noriyuki Watanabe

Noriyuki Watanabe

West Kamata Detective

Kentarō Imai

Kentarō Imai

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective

Hideto Nakagawa

Hideto Nakagawa

Shuichi Oki

Shuichi Oki

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Jun Kajima

Jun Kajima

Taeko Sakata

Taeko Sakata

Kiyo Murakami

Kiyo Murakami

Oku

Yumiko Higashitani

Yumiko Higashitani

Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Farmer at Kamedake

Yoshiko Togawa

Yoshiko Togawa

Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home

Takashi Tabata

Takashi Tabata

Eiko Muramatsu

Eiko Muramatsu

Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)

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