The Castle of Sand (砂の器) 50 years old

The Castle of Sand

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

Credits

The Castle of Sand Cast

Name Character
Go Kato He was 37, 80 years old when he died as Eiro Waga
Yoko Shimada She was 22, now 71 years old as Reiko
Chishu Ryu He was 71, 88 years old when he died as Kojuro Kirihara
Ken Ogata He was 38, 71 years old when he died as Kenichi Miki
Tetsurō Tamba He was 53, 84 years old when he died as Detective Imanishi
Yoshi Katō He was 62, 75 years old when he died as Waga's Father
Karin Yamaguchi She was 27, now 77 years old as Sachiko
Kensaku Morita He was 24, now 74 years old as Detective Yoshimura

The Castle of Sand Crew

Name Department
Shinobu Hashimoto as Producer. He was 57 (100) years old when He died Production
Shinobu Hashimoto as Writer. He was 57 (100) years old when He died Writing
Yoji Yamada as Writer. He was 44 (now 93) years old Writing
Masayuki Satô as Producer. Production
Takashi Kawamata as Director of Photography. He was 48 (93) years old when He died Camera
Yoshitarō Nomura as Director. He was 55 (85) years old when He died Directing
Yoshitarō Nomura as Writer. He was 55 (85) years old when He died Writing
Seichō Matsumoto as Novel. He was 64 (82) years old when He died Writing
Yasushi Akutagawa as Original Music Composer. He was 49 (64) years old when He died Sound
The Castle of Sand poster
The Castle of Sand (50 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 19, 1974
  • Runtime: 143 minutes