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Crime · Mystery · Drama · 1974 · 2h 23min

The Castle of Sand.

砂の器

CrimeMysteryDrama

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

Director: Yoshitarō Nomura

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Shochiku

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🇯🇵Japan

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Japanese

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Available in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)

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Criterion Channel

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🇺🇸Estados UnidosOct 10, 1975

🇯🇵JapónOct 19, 1974

The Castle of Sand - Suna no utsuwa (1974)

IMDb

7.3 /10

2k votes

Rotten Tomatoes

The tomato isn't ripe

Metacritic

Metacritic took the day off

TMDB

7.4 /10

54 votes

Letterboxd

7.7 /10

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Weighted average

7.5/10

IMDb7.3
TMDB7.4
Lbxd7.7