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The Castle of Sand (2011)

TV Series ★ 7.0 105 min

Crime Drama Mystery

On December 11, 1960 an elderly man is found bludgeoned to death near the Kamata Station in Tokyo. Detective Yoshimura Hiroshi is a rookie detective that has only one clue to go on - the name "Kameda." Detective Yoshimura also has a dark side himself from his miserable experience in the war. Now, Detective Yoshimura places himself in the criminal's dark mind to track down the killer. Based on the 1961 novel "Suna no utsuwa" by Seicho Matsumoto it was also made as a feature film The Castle of Sand (1974).

Meiji Fujita Director

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Released
September 10, 2011
Runtime
105 min
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Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki Hiroshi Tamaki Miki Nakatani Miki Nakatani Kuranosuke Sasaki Kuranosuke Sasaki Kaoru Kobayashi Kaoru Kobayashi Ren Osugi Ren Osugi Ai Kato Ai Kato Hiroki Hasegawa Hiroki Hasegawa Makiya Yamaguchi Makiya Yamaguchi Masahiko Nishimura Masahiko Nishimura Isao Hashizume Isao Hashizume Nenji Kobayashi Nenji Kobayashi Takaaki Enoki Takaaki Enoki Yoshio Harada Yoshio Harada Ryuji Harada Ryuji Harada Gaku Yamamoto Gaku Yamamoto

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Frequently asked questions

What is The Castle of Sand about?
On December 11, 1960 an elderly man is found bludgeoned to death near the Kamata Station in Tokyo. Detective Yoshimura Hiroshi is a rookie detective that has only one clue to go on - the name "Kameda." Detective Yoshimura also has a dark side himself from his miserable experience in the war. Now, Detective Yoshimura places himself in the criminal's dark mind to track down the killer. Based on the 1961 novel "Suna no utsuwa" by Seicho Matsumoto it was also made as a feature film The Castle of Sand (1974).
Who created The Castle of Sand?
The Castle of Sand was created by Meiji Fujita.
Who stars in The Castle of Sand?
The Castle of Sand stars Hiroshi Tamaki, Miki Nakatani, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kaoru Kobayashi.
When was The Castle of Sand released?
The Castle of Sand is a 2011 crime, drama, mystery series.
Where can I watch The Castle of Sand?
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