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Castle of Sand

Plot: What is the dark fate of a young up-and-coming artist who is on the verge of achieving glory? The story depicts the fate of a detective who relentlessly pursues a murder case that seemed to be heading into a labyrinth, and the young man who is the culprit. It was produced and aired on the TV Asahi network on October 1, 1991 (20:02-22:24) as the "Each station's competition series commemorating the 40th anniversary of Matsumoto Seicho's work" (each station created two Seicho works)
Release Date: Tuesday, October 1 1991
33 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Koichi SatoKoichi Sato. Koichi Sato was 30 in Castle of Sand as 'Hideyoshi Waga'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 10 1960
Portrait of Kunie TanakaKunie Tanaka. Kunie Tanaka was 58 in Castle of Sand as 'Eitaro Imanishi'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 23 1932 –
Died: Wed, Mar 24 2021
Portrait of Sayuri KunioSayuri Kunio. Sayuri Kunio was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Sachiko Tadokoro'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsuyoshi IharaTsuyoshi Ihara. Tsuyoshi Ihara was 27 in Castle of Sand as 'Hiroshi Yoshimura'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 06 1963
Portrait of Mayumi OkaMayumi Oka. Mayumi Oka was 35 in Castle of Sand as 'Rieko Naruse'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 07 1956
Portrait of Atom ShimojoAtom Shimojo. Atom Shimojo was 44 in Castle of Sand as 'Kenichi Miki'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 26 1946 –
Died: Wed, Jan 29 2025
Portrait of Nagahide TakahashiNagahide Takahashi. Nagahide Takahashi was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Chiyokichi Motoura'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eiichiro FunakoshiEiichiro Funakoshi. Eiichiro Funakoshi was 30 in Castle of Sand as 'Shigeo Sekikawa'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 21 1961
Portrait of Yuki KitazumeYuki Kitazume. Yuki Kitazume was 32 in Castle of Sand as 'Kunio Miyata'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 15 1959
Portrait of Asako YashiroAsako Yashiro. Asako Yashiro was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Emiko Miura'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kuniyasu AtsumiKuniyasu Atsumi. Kuniyasu Atsumi was 58 in Castle of Sand as 'Shigeki Tadokoro'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 01 1933 –
Died: Thu, Feb 05 2009
Portrait of Miyoko AkazaMiyoko Akaza. Miyoko Akaza was 47 in Castle of Sand as 'Club mom'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 10 1944
Portrait of Kiminobu OkumuraKiminobu Okumura. Kiminobu Okumura was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Kojuro Kirihara'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira NakaoAkira Nakao. Akira Nakao was 49 in Castle of Sand as 'First Investigation Division Chief'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 11 1942 –
Died: Thu, May 16 2024
Portrait of Mayumi OzoraMayumi Ozora. Mayumi Ozora was 51 in Castle of Sand as 'Yoshiko Imanishi'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 10 1940

Crew

Portrait of Kazuo IkehiroKazuo Ikehiro. Kazuo Ikehiro was 61 in Castle of Sand as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 25 1929
Portrait of Masasaku KimuraMasasaku Kimura. Masasaku Kimura was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Lighting Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira ShiizukaAkira Shiizuka. Akira Shiizuka was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi TakeyamaHiroshi Takeyama. Hiroshi Takeyama was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiromi YanagidaHiromi Yanagida. Hiromi Yanagida was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Minato SakanashiMinato Sakanashi. Minato Sakanashi was >> in Castle of Sand as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Reijirō KorokuReijirō Koroku. Reijirō Koroku was 41 in Castle of Sand as 'Music'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1949
Portrait of Kazuyuki TsuchiyaKazuyuki Tsuchiya. Kazuyuki Tsuchiya was 36 in Castle of Sand as 'Sound'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 30 1955