Movie

The Castle of Sand

★ 7.4(54)19742h 23m

Crime Mystery Drama

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The Castle of Sand is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Yoshitarō Nomura
Release date: 1974-10-19
Runtime: 2h 23m
Language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Studio: Shochiku

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About The Castle of Sand

The Castle of Sand is a 1974 movie in the Crime, Mystery and Drama genres, directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, starring Tetsuro Tamba, Gō Katō and Kensaku Morita. It has a runtime of 2 hours 23 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.4/10 from 54 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Castle of Sand in United States — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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

Cast

Tetsuro Tamba

Detective Eitaro Imanishi

Gō Katō

Eiro Waga

Kensaku Morita

Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura

Yoko Shimada

Reiko Takagi

Karin Yamaguchi

Sachiko Tadakoro

Shin Saburi

Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro

Yoshi Katō

Chiyokichi Motoura

Kazuhide Haruta

Hideo Motoura

Ken Ogata

Kenichi Miki

Seiji Matsuyama

Shokichi Miki

Taketoshi Naitō

Search Section Chief

Chishū Ryū

Kojuro Kirihara

Themes & keywords

japancountrysidebased on novel or bookcomposerleprosytokyo, japanclass differencesbludgeoningpolice investigationmurder investigationtrain travelconcert pianistorchestra conductorretired policemanpolice procedural