The Castle of Sand
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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
68 people
Tetsuro Tamba
Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Known for
You Only Live Twice
Harakiri
Gō Katō
Eiro Waga
Known for
Samurai Rebellion
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Kensaku Morita
Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Also in
The War in Space
The Roads Men Travel
Yoko Shimada
Reiko Takagi
Known for
Shōgun
Crying Freeman
Karin Yamaguchi
Sachiko Tadakoro
Also in
Princess Go
Sword of Blood
Shin Saburi
Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Known for
Equinox Flower
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Yoshi Katō
Chiyokichi Motoura
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Hachiko
Kazuhide Haruta
Hideo Motoura
Also in
The Killing Machine
The Welfare Cuts Squad
Ken Ogata
Kenichi Miki
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Ballad of Narayama
Seiji Matsuyama
Shokichi Miki
Also in
Operation: Mystery
Farewell to the Land
Taketoshi Naitō
Search Section Chief
Known for
The Burmese Harp
The Return of Godzilla
Chishū Ryū
Kojuro Kirihara
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Yoshitarō Nomura Director · Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Yoji Yamada Screenplay
United States release October 10, 1975 · Produced in Japan · Original title 砂の器
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Original title
砂の器
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 19, 1974
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1975
Theatrical
Poland
January 5, 1976 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 2, 2026 · Theatrical
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