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The Castle of Sand

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1974 | 143 min | Crime, Mystery, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Murder on the Orient Express or Evil Under the Sun, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 23 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1974: an older pace and style.

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 11K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura

  • Tetsuro TambaDetective Eitaro Imanishi
  • Gō KatōEiro Waga
  • Kensaku MoritaDetective Hiroshi Yoshimura
  • Yoko ShimadaReiko Takagi
  • Karin YamaguchiSachiko Tadakoro
  • Shin SaburiEx-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
  • Yoshi KatōChiyokichi Motoura
  • Kazuhide HarutaHideo Motoura
  • Ken OgataKenichi Miki
  • Seiji MatsuyamaShokichi Miki