
The Castle of Sand
Crime · Mystery · Drama
Overview
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Tetsuro Tamba
Detective Eitaro Imanishi


Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Eiro Waga
Gō Katō
Eiro Waga


Kensaku Morita
Kensaku Morita
Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura
Kensaku Morita
Detective Hiroshi Yoshimura


Yoko Shimada
Yoko Shimada
Reiko Takagi
Yoko Shimada
Reiko Takagi


Karin Yamaguchi
Karin Yamaguchi
Sachiko Tadakoro
Karin Yamaguchi
Sachiko Tadakoro


Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro
Shin Saburi
Ex-Finance Minister, Shigeki Tadokoro


Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Chiyokichi Motoura
Yoshi Katō
Chiyokichi Motoura


Kazuhide Haruta
Kazuhide Haruta
Hideo Motoura
Kazuhide Haruta
Hideo Motoura


Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Kenichi Miki
Ken Ogata
Kenichi Miki


Seiji Matsuyama
Seiji Matsuyama
Shokichi Miki
Seiji Matsuyama
Shokichi Miki
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