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The Castle of Sand
★ 7.3 / 10 (61 votes)October 19, 1974143 minJA
CrimeMysteryDrama
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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Movie facts
Release dateOctober 19, 1974
StatusReleased
Runtime143 min
Rating★ 7.3 / 10
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Original languageJapanese
CountryJapan
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ProductionShochiku
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Crew
Director
Yoshitarō Nomura
Writers
Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada
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Cast
Tetsuro TambaDetective Eitaro Imanishi
Gō KatōEiro Waga
Kensaku MoritaDetective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Yoko ShimadaReiko Takagi
Karin YamaguchiSachiko Tadakoro
Shin SaburiEx-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Yoshi KatōChiyokichi Motoura
Kazuhide HarutaHideo Motoura
Ken OgataKenichi Miki
Seiji MatsuyamaShokichi Miki
Taketoshi NaitōSearch Section Chief
Chishū RyūKojuro KiriharaCINEHOOK / RECOMMENDED
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