Castle of Sand (1974)
- Original title
- 砂の器
- Directed by
- Yoshitarō Nomura
- Genre
- crime thriller film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 54 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two detectives investigate the murder of a man found in a Tokyo train yard. The case leads them across Japan to uncover a hidden past and a dark secret.
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What happens
Castle of Sand (砂の器, Suna no Utsuwa) is a 1974 Japanese police procedural neo-noir film directed by Yoshitarō Nomura, based on the novel Suna no Utsuwa by Seicho Matsumoto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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