The Castle of Sand

Name: The Castle of Sand
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1974-10-19
Duration: 2 h 23 min
Cast: Tetsuro Tamba, Gō Katō, Kensaku Morita, Yoko Shimada

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1974 · 2h 23m · Crime, Drama, Mystery · Japan · Rated 15 (KR)

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

Directed by

Yoshitarō Nomura

Written by

Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada

Based on the novel by

Seicho Matsumoto

Starring

Tetsuro Tamba, Gō Katō, Kensaku Morita, Yoko Shimada

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