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The Castle of Sand

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1974-10-19

Runtime: 143 mins

Director: Yoshitarō Nomura

Writer: Shinobu Hashimoto, Yoji Yamada, Yoshitarō Nomura

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Drama

Original title: The Castle of Sand

Production Companies: Shochiku

Production Countries: Japan

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