砂の器 (1974)

The Castle of Sand

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

Crime Mystery Drama

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Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
as Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
as Eiro Waga
Kensaku Morita
Kensaku Morita
as Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Yoko Shimada
Yoko Shimada
as Reiko Takagi
Karin Yamaguchi
Karin Yamaguchi
as Sachiko Tadakoro
Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
as Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
as Chiyokichi Motoura
Kazuhide Haruta
Kazuhide Haruta
as Hideo Motoura
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
as Kenichi Miki
Seiji Matsuyama
Seiji Matsuyama
as Shokichi Miki
Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō
as Search Section Chief
Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
as Kojuro Kirihara
Masumi Harukawa
Masumi Harukawa
as Naka Sumie
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
as Search Chief Clerk
Tokue Hanazawa
Tokue Hanazawa
as Miki's Colleague in Flashback
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
as Linguistics Professor Kuwabara
Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto
as Mimori Police Chief
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
as Patrolman
Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi
as Matsuzaki
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hatsuo Yamaya
as Iwagi Police Chief
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
as Yamashita
Akiko Nomura
Akiko Nomura
as Old Woman at Wakaba Apartment
Kazuko Imai
Kazuko Imai
as Kenichi Miki's Wife
Mitsuyo Inomata
Mitsuyo Inomata
as Waitress at Bar Ron
Yokichi Gotou
Yokichi Gotou
as Tsutsui
Akira Sera
Akira Sera
as Fan Shop Owner
Akira Kubo
Akira Kubo
as Patrolman at Setagaya
Keiji Tsuchida
Keiji Tsuchida
as West Kamata Chief Detective
Kibaji Tankobo
Kibaji Tankobo
as West Kamata Detective
Mitsuru Yamazaki
Mitsuru Yamazaki
as West Kamata Detective
Kentarô Imai
Kentarô Imai
as
Kôei Yamamoto
Kôei Yamamoto
as
Hideaki Komori
Hideaki Komori
as Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Ryōko Mizuki
Ryōko Mizuki
as
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Movie Theater Manager
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
as Publican at Ebisu
Asaya Fujita
Asaya Fujita
as Forensic Technician
Tatsuo Sakurabe
Tatsuo Sakurabe
as Surgeon at Setagaya
Ken'ichi Katô
Ken'ichi Katô
as Policeman driving jeep at Mimori Station
Hisashi Imabashi
Hisashi Imabashi
as Asahi Shop Owner
Sanpeita Mori
Sanpeita Mori
as Detective at Iwagi Station
Junko Yoshida
Junko Yoshida
as Clerk at Naniwa Yakusho
Mitsuzô Nakamura
Mitsuzô Nakamura
as Policeman at Ebisu
Akira Matsuda
Akira Matsuda
as Clerk in Charge at Naniwa Yakusho
Tatsuki Bessho
Tatsuki Bessho
as Bartender at Bar Ron
Yuri Takase
Yuri Takase
as Waitress at Bar Ron
Teishiro Nishijima
Teishiro Nishijima
as West Kamata Police Chief
Kyôsuke Matsunami
Kyôsuke Matsunami
as
Shin Kitayama
Shin Kitayama
as West Kamata Detective
Ura Shintarô
Ura Shintarô
as West Kamata Detective
Takuo Senga
Takuo Senga
as West Kamata Detective
Kunji Harada
Kunji Harada
as
Yuji Osugi
Yuji Osugi
as
Shintaro Mishima
Shintaro Mishima
as
Yuichi Kikuchi
Yuichi Kikuchi
as Waga's Friend
Tatsuo Ito
Tatsuo Ito
as
Yukihide Yamamoto
Yukihide Yamamoto
as Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Noriyuki Watanabe
Noriyuki Watanabe
as West Kamata Detective
Kentarô Imai
Kentarô Imai
as Metropolitan Police HQ Detective
Hideto Nakagawa
Hideto Nakagawa
as
Shuichi Oki
Shuichi Oki
as
Nobuo Takagi
Nobuo Takagi
as
Jun Kajima
Jun Kajima
as
Taeko Sakata
Taeko Sakata
as
Kiyo Murakami
Kiyo Murakami
as Oku
Yumiko Higashitani
Yumiko Higashitani
as
Ryōko Mizuki
Ryōko Mizuki
as Farmer at Kamedake
Yoshiko Togawa
Yoshiko Togawa
as Staff in Charge at Jikoen Nursing Home
Takashi Tabata
Takashi Tabata
as
Eiko Muramatsu
Eiko Muramatsu
as Mama at Ginza Club (uncredited)
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