The Castle of Sand
Plot: Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
Release Date:
Saturday, October 19 1974
50 years ago
50 years ago
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Cast
Tetsuro Tamba. Tetsuro Tamba was 52 in The Castle of Sand as 'Detective Eitaro Imanishi'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1922 –
Died: Sun, Sep 24 2006
Died: Sun, Sep 24 2006
Gō Katō. Gō Katō was 36 in The Castle of Sand as 'Eiro Waga'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 04 1938 –
Died: Mon, Jun 18 2018
Died: Mon, Jun 18 2018
Kensaku Morita. Kensaku Morita was 24 in The Castle of Sand as 'Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 16 1949
Yoko Shimada. Yoko Shimada was 21 in The Castle of Sand as 'Reiko Takagi'.Birthday: Sun, May 17 1953 –
Died: Mon, Jul 25 2022
Died: Mon, Jul 25 2022
Karin Yamaguchi. Karin Yamaguchi was 27 in The Castle of Sand as 'Sachiko Tadakoro'.Birthday: Sat, May 10 1947
Shin Saburi. Shin Saburi was 65 in The Castle of Sand as 'Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 12 1909 –
Died: Wed, Sep 22 1982
Died: Wed, Sep 22 1982
Yoshi Katō. Yoshi Katō was 61 in The Castle of Sand as 'Chiyokichi Motoura'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1913 –
Died: Tue, Mar 01 1988
Died: Tue, Mar 01 1988
Kazuhide Haruta. Kazuhide Haruta was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Hideo Motoura'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ken Ogata. Ken Ogata was 37 in The Castle of Sand as 'Kenichi Miki'.Birthday: Tue, Jul 20 1937 –
Died: Sun, Oct 05 2008
Died: Sun, Oct 05 2008
Seiji Matsuyama. Seiji Matsuyama was 27 in The Castle of Sand as 'Shokichi Miki'.Birthday: Wed, May 21 1947
Taketoshi Naitō. Taketoshi Naitō was 48 in The Castle of Sand as 'Search Section Chief'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 16 1926 –
Died: Tue, Aug 21 2012
Died: Tue, Aug 21 2012
Chishū Ryū. Chishū Ryū was 70 in The Castle of Sand as 'Kojuro Kirihara'.Birthday: Fri, May 13 1904 –
Died: Tue, Mar 16 1993
Died: Tue, Mar 16 1993
Masumi Harukawa. Masumi Harukawa was 38 in The Castle of Sand as 'Naka Sumie'.Birthday: Sat, Nov 16 1935
Yoshio Inaba. Yoshio Inaba was 54 in The Castle of Sand as 'Search Chief Clerk'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 15 1920 –
Died: Mon, Apr 20 1998
Died: Mon, Apr 20 1998
Tokue Hanazawa. Tokue Hanazawa was 63 in The Castle of Sand as 'Miki's Colleague in Flashback'.Birthday: Wed, Oct 18 1911 –
Died: Wed, Mar 07 2001
Died: Wed, Mar 07 2001
Kinzō Shin. Kinzō Shin was 64 in The Castle of Sand as 'Linguistics Professor Kuwabara'.Birthday: Sat, Jul 09 1910 –
Died: Mon, Dec 26 1988
Died: Mon, Dec 26 1988
Kappei Matsumoto. Kappei Matsumoto was 69 in The Castle of Sand as 'Mimori Police Chief'.Birthday: Tue, Apr 25 1905 –
Died: Tue, Oct 03 1995
Died: Tue, Oct 03 1995
Jun Hamamura. Jun Hamamura was 68 in The Castle of Sand as 'Patrolman'.Birthday: Wed, Feb 07 1906 –
Died: Wed, Jun 21 1995
Died: Wed, Jun 21 1995
Takanobu Hozumi. Takanobu Hozumi was 43 in The Castle of Sand as 'Matsuzaki'.Birthday: Mon, Jul 20 1931 –
Died: Fri, Oct 19 2018
Died: Fri, Oct 19 2018
Hatsuo Yamaya. Hatsuo Yamaya was 40 in The Castle of Sand as 'Iwagi Police Chief'.Birthday: Tue, Dec 19 1933 –
Died: Thu, Oct 31 2019
Died: Thu, Oct 31 2019
Kin Sugai. Kin Sugai was 48 in The Castle of Sand as 'Yamashita'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 28 1926 –
Died: Fri, Aug 10 2018
Died: Fri, Aug 10 2018
Akiko Nomura. Akiko Nomura was 47 in The Castle of Sand as 'Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 02 1927 –
Died: Fri, Jul 01 2022
Died: Fri, Jul 01 2022
Kazuko Imai. Kazuko Imai was 43 in The Castle of Sand as 'Kenichi Miki's Wife'.Birthday: Fri, Dec 12 1930 –
Died: Sun, Oct 14 2012
Died: Sun, Oct 14 2012
Mitsuyo Inomata. Mitsuyo Inomata was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Waitress at Bar Ron'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Yokichi Gotou. Yokichi Gotou was 44 in The Castle of Sand as 'Tsutsui'.Birthday: Mon, Mar 31 1930 –
Died: Sun, Mar 19 2023
Died: Sun, Mar 19 2023
Akira Kubo. Akira Kubo was 37 in The Castle of Sand as 'Patrolman at Setagaya'.Birthday: Tue, Dec 01 1936
Keiji Tsuchida. Keiji Tsuchida was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Chief Detective'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Kibaji Tankobo. Kibaji Tankobo was 24 in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Detective'.Birthday: Wed, Jan 04 1950
Mitsuru Yamazaki. Mitsuru Yamazaki was 41 in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Detective'.Birthday: Sun, May 14 1933
Kôei Yamamoto. Kôei Yamamoto was 49 in The Castle of Sand Birthday: Sat, Mar 07 1925 –
Died: Wed, Apr 03 1985
Died: Wed, Apr 03 1985
Hideaki Komori. Hideaki Komori was 37 in The Castle of Sand as 'Metropolitan Police HQ Detective'.Birthday: Tue, May 25 1937
Kiyoshi Atsumi. Kiyoshi Atsumi was 46 in The Castle of Sand as 'Movie Theater Manager'.Birthday: Sat, Mar 10 1928 –
Died: Sun, Aug 04 1996
Died: Sun, Aug 04 1996
Taiji Tonoyama. Taiji Tonoyama was 59 in The Castle of Sand as 'Publican at Ebisu'.Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Asaya Fujita. Asaya Fujita was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Forensic Technician'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Tatsuo Sakurabe. Tatsuo Sakurabe was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Surgeon at Setagaya'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ken'ichi Katô. Ken'ichi Katô was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Hisashi Imabashi. Hisashi Imabashi was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Asahi Shop Owner'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Sanpeita Mori. Sanpeita Mori was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Detective at Iwagi Station'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Junko Yoshida. Junko Yoshida was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Mitsuzô Nakamura. Mitsuzô Nakamura was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Policeman at Ebisu'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Akira Matsuda. Akira Matsuda was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Tatsuki Bessho. Tatsuki Bessho was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Bartender at Bar Ron'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Yuri Takase. Yuri Takase was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Waitress at Bar Ron'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Teishiro Nishijima. Teishiro Nishijima was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Police Chief'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Shin Kitayama. Shin Kitayama was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Detective'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ura Shintarô. Ura Shintarô was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Detective'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Takuo Senga. Takuo Senga was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Detective'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Yuichi Kikuchi. Yuichi Kikuchi was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Waga's Friend'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Yukihide Yamamoto. Yukihide Yamamoto was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Metropolitan Police HQ Detective'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Noriyuki Watanabe. Noriyuki Watanabe was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'West Kamata Detective'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Kentarō Imai. Kentarō Imai was 50 in The Castle of Sand as 'Metropolitan Police HQ Detective'.Birthday: Sat, Jun 28 1924
Nobuo Takagi
Ryōko Mizuki. Ryōko Mizuki was 54 in The Castle of Sand as 'Farmer at Kamedake'.Birthday: Tue, May 25 1920
Yoshiko Togawa. Yoshiko Togawa was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Eiko Muramatsu. Eiko Muramatsu was 36 in The Castle of Sand as 'Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 31 1938
Crew
Yoshitarō Nomura. Yoshitarō Nomura was 55 in The Castle of Sand as 'Director, Writer'Birthday: Wed, Apr 23 1919 –
Died: Fri, Apr 08 2005
Died: Fri, Apr 08 2005
Isao Kumagai. Isao Kumagai was 40 in The Castle of Sand as 'Assistant Director'Birthday: Wed, Mar 28 1934
Hiroshi Kumagai. Hiroshi Kumagai was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Music Director'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Takashi Kawamata. Takashi Kawamata was 48 in The Castle of Sand as 'Director of Photography'Birthday: Sat, Jul 03 1926 –
Died: Sat, Oct 05 2019
Died: Sat, Oct 05 2019
Shinobu Hashimoto. Shinobu Hashimoto was 56 in The Castle of Sand as 'Writer, Producer'Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1918 –
Died: Thu, Jul 19 2018
Died: Thu, Jul 19 2018
Yoji YamadaYoshiharu Mishima. Yoshiharu Mishima was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Sat, May 18 2002
Died: Sat, May 18 2002
Shigemi Sugisaki. Shigemi Sugisaki was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Associate Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Yukio Fukushima. Yukio Fukushima was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Sound Effects Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ryuji Matsumoto. Ryuji Matsumoto was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Sound Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Mitsuaki Kanno. Mitsuaki Kanno was 35 in The Castle of Sand as 'Music'Birthday: Mon, Jul 10 1939 –
Died: Mon, Aug 15 1983
Died: Mon, Aug 15 1983
Yasushi Akutagawa. Yasushi Akutagawa was 49 in The Castle of Sand as 'Original Music Composer'Birthday: Sun, Jul 12 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jan 31 1989
Died: Tue, Jan 31 1989
Seicho Matsumoto. Seicho Matsumoto was 64 in The Castle of Sand as 'Novel'Birthday: Tue, Dec 21 1909 –
Died: Tue, Aug 04 1992
Died: Tue, Aug 04 1992
Shotaro Yoshida. Shotaro Yoshida was 49 in The Castle of Sand as 'Sound Mixer'Birthday: Thu, Mar 26 1925 –
Died: Sat, Apr 25 1987
Died: Sat, Apr 25 1987
Kyôhei Morita. Kyôhei Morita was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Art Direction'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Rokurô Wakabayashi. Rokurô Wakabayashi was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Set Designer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Matsutaro Kobayashi. Matsutaro Kobayashi was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Gaffer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Kaneo Kawanabe. Kaneo Kawanabe was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Production Design'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Yûji Nagashima. Yûji Nagashima was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Production Supervisor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Hiroshi Yoshioka. Hiroshi Yoshioka was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Executive In Charge Of Production'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Tadahiko Yamamoto. Tadahiko Yamamoto was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Sound, Sound Recordist'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Noboru Isozaki. Noboru Isozaki was >> in The Castle of Sand as 'Set Decoration'Birthday: Unknown Birthday