The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand

Original Title: 砂の器
Release: 1974 | Community Score: 74%

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

Cast

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Eiro Waga
Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Yoko Shimada

Yoko Shimada

Reiko Takagi
Karin Yamaguchi

Karin Yamaguchi

Sachiko Tadakoro
Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Chiyokichi Motoura
Kazuhide Haruta

Kazuhide Haruta

Hideo Motoura
Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Kenichi Miki
Seiji Matsuyama

Seiji Matsuyama

Shokichi Miki
Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Search Section Chief
Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Kojuro Kirihara
Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Naka Sumie
Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Search Chief Clerk
Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Miki's Colleague in Flashback
Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Linguistics Professor Kuwabara
Kappei Matsumoto

Kappei Matsumoto

Mimori Police Chief
Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Patrolman
Takanobu Hozumi

Takanobu Hozumi

Matsuzaki
Hatsuo Yamaya

Hatsuo Yamaya

Iwagi Police Chief
Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Yamashita
Akiko Nomura

Akiko Nomura

Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment
Kazuko Imai

Kazuko Imai

Kenichi Miki's Wife
Mitsuyo Inomata

Mitsuyo Inomata

Waitress at Bar Ron
Yokichi Gotou

Yokichi Gotou

Tsutsui
Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Fan Shop Owner
Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Patrolman at Setagaya
Keiji Tsuchida

Keiji Tsuchida

West Kamata Chief Detective
Kibaji Tankobo

Kibaji Tankobo

West Kamata Detective
Mitsuru Yamazaki

Mitsuru Yamazaki

West Kamata Detective
Kentarō Imai

Kentarō Imai
Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto
Hideaki Komori

Hideaki Komori

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki
Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Movie Theater Manager
Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Publican at Ebisu
Asaya Fujita

Asaya Fujita

Forensic Technician
Tatsuo Sakurabe

Tatsuo Sakurabe

Surgeon at Setagaya
Ken'ichi Katô

Ken'ichi Katô

Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station
Hisashi Imabashi

Hisashi Imabashi

Asahi Shop Owner
Sanpeita Mori

Sanpeita Mori

Detective at Iwagi Station
Junko Yoshida

Junko Yoshida

Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho
Mitsuzô Nakamura

Mitsuzô Nakamura

Policeman at Ebisu
Akira Matsuda

Akira Matsuda

Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho
Tatsuki Bessho

Tatsuki Bessho

Bartender at Bar Ron
Yuri Takase

Yuri Takase

Waitress at Bar Ron
Teishiro Nishijima

Teishiro Nishijima

West Kamata Police Chief
Kyôsuke Matsunami

Kyôsuke Matsunami
Shin Kitayama

Shin Kitayama

West Kamata Detective
Ura Shintarô

Ura Shintarô

West Kamata Detective
Takuo Senga

Takuo Senga

West Kamata Detective
Kunji Harada

Kunji Harada
Yuji Osugi

Yuji Osugi
Shintaro Mishima

Shintaro Mishima
Yuichi Kikuchi

Yuichi Kikuchi

Waga's Friend
Tatsuo Ito

Tatsuo Ito
Yukihide Yamamoto

Yukihide Yamamoto

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Noriyuki Watanabe

Noriyuki Watanabe

West Kamata Detective
Kentarō Imai

Kentarō Imai

Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Hideto Nakagawa

Hideto Nakagawa
Shuichi Oki

Shuichi Oki
Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi
Jun Kajima

Jun Kajima
Taeko Sakata

Taeko Sakata
Kiyo Murakami

Kiyo Murakami

Oku
Yumiko Higashitani

Yumiko Higashitani
Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Farmer at Kamedake
Yoshiko Togawa

Yoshiko Togawa

Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home
Takashi Tabata

Takashi Tabata
Eiko Muramatsu

Eiko Muramatsu

Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)