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  • The Castle of Sand (1974)
  • 143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The Castle of Sand (1974)
143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.
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Writers
Seichô Matsumoto (based on the novel by) | Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay by) | Yôji Yamada (screenplay by) | Yoshitarô Nomura
Producers
Shinobu Hashimoto (produced by) | Yoshiharu Mishima (produced by) | Masayuki Satô (produced by)
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Status
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Updated Oct 19, 1974

Release date
Oct 10, 1975 (United States)

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Cast

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69 cast members
Name Known for
Tetsurô Tanba
Eitaro Imanishi Eitaro Imanishi   See fewer
Gô Katô
Eiryo Waga Eiryo Waga   See fewer
Kensaku Morita
Hiroshi Yoshimura Hiroshi Yoshimura   See fewer
Yôko Shimada
Reiko Takagi Reiko Takagi   See fewer
Karin Yamaguchi
Sachiko Tadokoro Sachiko Tadokoro   See fewer
Yoshi Katô
Chiyokichi Motoura Chiyokichi Motoura   See fewer
Kazuhide Haruta
Hideo Motoura Hideo Motoura   See fewer
Chishû Ryû
Kirihara Kirihara   See fewer
Seiji Matsuyama
Miki's Son Miki's Son   See fewer
Taketoshi Naitô
Search Section Chief Search Section Chief   See fewer
Masumi Harukawa
Naka Sumie Naka Sumie   See fewer
Yoshio Inaba
Search Chief Clerk Search Chief Clerk   See fewer
Tokue Hanazawa
Miki's Colleague in Flashback Miki's Colleague in Flashback   See fewer
Taiji Tonoyama
Publican at Ebisu Publican at Ebisu   See fewer
Kinzô Shin
Professor Kuwabara Professor Kuwabara   See fewer
Kappei Matsumoto
Mimori Police Chief Mimori Police Chief   See fewer
Jun Hamamura
Patrolman Patrolman   See fewer
Takanobu Hozumi
Matsuzaki Matsuzaki   See fewer
Hatsuo Yamaya
Iwagi Police Chief Iwagi Police Chief   See fewer
Asaya Fujita
Forensic Technician Forensic Technician   See fewer
Kin Sugai
Yamashita Yamashita   See fewer
Akiko Nomura
Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment   See fewer
Kazuko Imai
Miki's Wife Miki's Wife   See fewer
Mitsuyo Inomata
Waitress at Bar Ron Waitress at Bar Ron   See fewer
Yôkichi Gotô
Tsutsui Tsutsui   See fewer
Sanpeita Mori
Detective at Iwagi Station Detective at Iwagi Station   See fewer
Hisashi Imabashi
Asahi Shop Owner (as Go Imabashi) Asahi Shop Owner (as Go Imabashi)   See fewer
Ken'ichi Katô
Policeman Driving Jeep Policeman Driving Jeep   See fewer
Tatsuo Sakurabe
Surgeon at Setagaya Surgeon at Setagaya   See fewer
Akira Sera
Fan Shop Owner Fan Shop Owner   See fewer
Akira Kubo
Patrolman at Setagaya Patrolman at Setagaya   See fewer
Junko Yoshida
Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho   See fewer
Mitsuzô Nakamura
Policeman at Ebisu Policeman at Ebisu   See fewer
Akira Matsuda
Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho   See fewer
Kibaji Tankobo
West Kamata Detective West Kamata Detective   See fewer
Tatsuki Bessho
Bartender at Bar Ron Bartender at Bar Ron   See fewer
Yuri Takase
Waitress at Bar Ron Waitress at Bar Ron   See fewer
Teishiro Nishijima
West Kamata Police Chief West Kamata Police Chief   See fewer
Mitsuru Yamazaki
West Kamata Detective West Kamata Detective   See fewer
Shin Kitayama
West Kamata Detective West Kamata Detective   See fewer
Ura Shintarô
West Kamata Detective West Kamata Detective   See fewer
Takuo Senga
West Kamata Detective West Kamata Detective   See fewer
Yûtarô Ôsugi
Actor (as Yuji Osugi) Actor (as Yuji Osugi)   See fewer
Shintarô Mishima
Actor (as Shintaro Mishima) Actor (as Shintaro Mishima)   See fewer
Yuichi Kikuchi
Waga's Friend Waga's Friend   See fewer
Tatsuo Ito
Actor Actor   See fewer
Hiroshi Takahashi
West Kamata Detective West Kamata Detective   See fewer
Yukihide Yamamoto
Metropolitan Police HQ Detective Metropolitan Police HQ Detective   See fewer
Noriyuki Watanabe
West Kamata Detective West Kamata Detective   See fewer
Kentarô Imai
Metropolitan Police HQ Detective Metropolitan Police HQ Detective   See fewer
Hideaki Komori
Metropolitan Police HQ Detective Metropolitan Police HQ Detective   See fewer
Keiji Tsuchida
West Kamata Chief Detective West Kamata Chief Detective   See fewer
Shûichi Oki
Actor (as Shuichi Oki) Actor (as Shuichi Oki)   See fewer
Jun Kajima
Actor Actor   See fewer
Taeko Sakata
Actress Actress   See fewer
Ryôko Mizuki
Farmer at Kamedake Farmer at Kamedake   See fewer
Yoshiko Togawa
Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home   See fewer
Shin Saburi
Shigeka Tadokoro Shigeka Tadokoro   See fewer
Ken Ogata
Kenichi Miki Kenichi Miki   See fewer
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Movie Theater Manager Movie Theater Manager   See fewer
Eiko Muramatsu
Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited) Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)   See fewer
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