The Castle of Sand

Sep 10, 2011 (ja) Crime, Drama, Mystery [105] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 10, 2011
  • Production
    TV Asahi
  • Rotten tomato
    70%
  • Original title
    松本清張ドラマスペシャル 砂の器
  • Release
    Sep 10, 2011
  • ja
    -

Overview

On December 11, 1960 an elderly man is found bludgeoned to death near the Kamata Station in Tokyo. Detective Yoshimura Hiroshi is a rookie detective that has only one clue to go on - the name "Kameda." Detective Yoshimura also has a dark side himself from his miserable experience in the war. Now, Detective Yoshimura places himself in the criminal's dark mind to track down the killer. Based on the 1961 novel "Suna no utsuwa" by Seicho Matsumoto it was also made as a feature film The Castle of Sand (1974).

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 2011-09-10)

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Episode 2

Episode: 2
Sep 10, 2011 (ja)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
[105] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 10, 2011
  • Production
    TV Asahi
  • Rotten tomato 70%
Original Title 松本清張ドラマスペシャル 砂の器
ja

Overview

On December 11, 1960 an elderly man is found bludgeoned to death near the Kamata Station in Tokyo. Detective Yoshimura Hiroshi is a rookie detective that has only one clue to go on - the name "Kameda." Detective Yoshimura also has a dark side himself from his miserable experience in the war. Now, Detective Yoshimura places himself in the criminal's dark mind to track down the killer. Based on the 1961 novel "Suna no utsuwa" by Seicho Matsumoto it was also made as a feature film The Castle of Sand (1974).

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer