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The Castle of Sand (1975)

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Audience Score
74
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NR 2 hr 23 minOct 10th, 1975Drama, Crime, Mystery
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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.
StarringTetsuro TambaGō KatōKensaku Morita
DirectorYoshitarō Nomura
WritersShinobu HashimotoYoji YamadaYoshitarō Nomura

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 10th, 1975
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Shochiku
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookjapancountrysidetokyo, japancomposermurder investigationpolice investigationclass differencesorchestra conductorconcert pianist