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74% Critic Match
The Castle of Sand
7.4 / 10• 1974• 2h 23m•NR• Japanese
CrimeMysteryDrama
Storyline
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
Cast & Crew
Tetsuro Tamba
Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yoshitarō Nomura's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Castle of Sand is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
