The Castle of Sand
Synopsis
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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A crew of 80+ credited
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Edited by Kazuo OtaShot by Takashi KawamataScored by Yasushi AkutagawaDesigned by Kaneo Kawanabe
Also known as
- The Castle Of Sandde
- Castle of Sanden
- Le Vase de sablefr
- Come sabbia tra le ditait
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Cast & Crew
80 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Kensaku Morita
as Hiroshi Yoshimura
Yoko Shimada
as Reiko Takagi
Karin Yamaguchi
as Sachiko Tadokoro
Yoshi Kato
as Chiyokichi Motoura
Kazuhide Haruta
as Hideo Motoura
Chishu Ryu
as Kirihara
Junko Natsu
as Akiko
Seiji Matsuyama
as Miki's Son
Tetsuro Tanba
as Eitaro Imanishi
Go Kato
as Eiryo Waga
Ura Shintaro
as West Kamata Detective
Takuo Senga
as West Kamata Detective
Supporting cast
58Kimiji Harada
Yuji Osugi
Shintaro Mishima
Yuichi Kikuchi
as Waga's Friend
Tatsuo Ito
Yukihide Yamamoto
as Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Noriyuki Watanabe
as West Kamata Detective
Kentaro Imai
as Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Hideto Nakagawa
Shuichi Oki
Nobuo Takagi
Jun Kajima
Taeko Sakata
Kiyo Murakami
as Oku
Yumiko Higashitani
Ryoko Mizuki
as Farmer at Kamedake
Yoshiko Togawa
as Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home
Takashi Tabata
Eiko Muramatsu
as Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)
Tetsuro Tamba
as Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Shin Saburi
as Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Ken Ogata
as Kenichi Miki
Taketoshi Naito
as Search Section Chief
Masumi Harukawa
as Naka Sumie
Yoshio Inaba
as Search Chief Clerk
Tokue Hanazawa
as Miki's Colleague in Flashback
Kinzo Shin
as Linguistics Professor Kuwabara
Kappei Matsumoto
as Mimori Police Chief
Jun Hamamura
as Patrolman
Takanobu Hozumi
as Matsuzaki
Hatsuo Yamaya
as Iwagi Police Chief
Kin Sugai
as Yamashita
Akiko Nomura
as Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment
Kazuko Imai
as Kenichi Miki's Wife
Mitsuyo Inomata
as Waitress at Bar Ron
Yokichi Gotou
as Tsutsui
Akira Sera
as Fan Shop Owner
Akira Kubo
as Patrolman at Setagaya
Keiji Tsuchida
as West Kamata Chief Detective
Kibaji Tankobo
as West Kamata Detective
Mitsuru Yamazaki
as West Kamata Detective
Koei Yamamoto
Hideaki Komori
as Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Movie Theater Manager
Taiji Tonoyama
as Publican at Ebisu
Asaya Fujita
as Forensic Technician
Tatsuo Sakurabe
as Surgeon at Setagaya
Ken Ichi Kato
as Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station
Hisashi Imahashi
as Asahi Shop Owner
Sanpeita Mori
as Detective at Iwagi Station
Junko Yoshida
as Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho
Mitsuzo Nakamura
as Policeman at Ebisu
Akira Matsuda
as Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho
Tatsuki Bessho
as Bartender at Bar Ron
Yuri Takase
as Waitress at Bar Ron
Teishiro Nishijima
as West Kamata Police Chief
Kyosuke Matsunami
Shin Kitayama
as West Kamata Detective
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