The Castle of Sand
1974 · 143 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,638 VOTES · DIR. Yoshitaro Nomura
Overview
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,123 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 Produced by Shochiku Co. Ltd. And Hashimoto Productions
00:05:55 This man stayed at Asahiya, an inn with a long history.
00:09:49 In the Kamata marshaling yard, Tokyo.
00:13:42 I clearly heard the word Kameda.
00:16:50 I've something to say about Kameda too.
00:20:50 He's been invited by an American orchestra.
00:26:00 All right.
00:30:35 Eldest son?
00:34:03 Did your father have an enemy? Someone bearing a grudge?
00:39:15 Really?
00:44:11 Admonition or warning generally suffices.
00:48:52 How could such a crime happen?
00:53:56 Human blood?
00:59:56 It might be that he met someone unexpectedly. Or else?
01:03:40 on the victim's sightseeing schedule.
01:06:36 Morning Mist of Tone
01:11:17 It was most kind of you to visit me.
01:18:16 I'll have the child. I'll bring it up alone.
01:25:23 Then how was this register complied?
01:29:50 Why did he decided to visit Tokyo?
01:33:13 Yoshimura
01:38:55 Was leprosy.
02:06:24 Then this Hideo who ran away.
02:12:33 Come, Hideo!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,123
Dialogue density7.9 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line02:12:33
Production Record
DirectorYoshitaro Nomura
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,638