The Castle of Sand

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The Castle of Sand

1974

2h 23m

7.3(50 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

70 members

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丹波哲郎

Detective Eitaro Imanishi

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加藤剛

Eiro Waga

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森田健作

Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura

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島田陽子

Reiko Takagi

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山口果林

Sachiko Tadakoro

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佐分利信

Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro

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加藤嘉

Chiyokichi Motoura

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Kazuhide Haruta

Hideo Motoura

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緒形拳

Kenichi Miki

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松山政路

Shokichi Miki

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内藤武敏

Search Section Chief

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笠智衆

Kojuro Kirihara

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春川ますみ

Naka Sumie

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稲葉義男

Search Chief Clerk

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花沢徳衛

Miki's Colleague in Flashback

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信欣三

Linguistics Professor Kuwabara

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松本克平

Mimori Police Chief

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浜村純

Patrolman

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穂積隆信

Matsuzaki

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山谷初男

Iwagi Police Chief

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菅井きん

Yamashita

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野村昭子

Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment

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今井和子

Kenichi Miki's Wife

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猪俣光世

Waitress at Bar Ron

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Yokichi Gotou

Tsutsui

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瀬良明

Fan Shop Owner

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久保明

Patrolman at Setagaya

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Keiji Tsuchida

West Kamata Chief Detective

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丹古母鬼馬二

West Kamata Detective

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Mitsuru Yamazaki

West Kamata Detective

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Kentarô Imai

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Kôei Yamamoto

Unknown Role

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小森英明

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective

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水木涼子

Unknown Role

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渥美清

Movie Theater Manager

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殿山泰司

Publican at Ebisu

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Asaya Fujita

Forensic Technician

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Tatsuo Sakurabe

Surgeon at Setagaya

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Ken'ichi Katô

Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station

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Hisashi Imabashi

Asahi Shop Owner

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Sanpeita Mori

Detective at Iwagi Station

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Junko Yoshida

Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho

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Mitsuzô Nakamura

Policeman at Ebisu

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Akira Matsuda

Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho

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Tatsuki Bessho

Bartender at Bar Ron

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Yuri Takase

Waitress at Bar Ron

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Teishiro Nishijima

West Kamata Police Chief

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Kyôsuke Matsunami

Unknown Role

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Shin Kitayama

West Kamata Detective

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Ura Shintarô

West Kamata Detective

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Takuo Senga

West Kamata Detective

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Kunji Harada

Unknown Role

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Yuji Osugi

Unknown Role

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Shintaro Mishima

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Yuichi Kikuchi

Waga's Friend

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Tatsuo Ito

Unknown Role

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Yukihide Yamamoto

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective

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Noriyuki Watanabe

West Kamata Detective

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Kentarô Imai

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective

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中川秀人

Unknown Role

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沖秀一

Unknown Role

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高木信夫

Unknown Role

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Jun Kajima

Unknown Role

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Taeko Sakata

Unknown Role

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村上記代

Oku

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Yumiko Higashitani

Unknown Role

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水木涼子

Farmer at Kamedake

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Yoshiko Togawa

Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home

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田畑孝

Unknown Role

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村松英子

Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)

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