19 Oct 1974
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
Pigs and Battleships
In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.
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長門裕之 Kinta
吉村実子 Haruko
三島雅夫 Himori
丹波哲郎 Slasher Tetsuji
大坂志郎 Hoshino
加藤武 Ohachi
小沢昭一 Gunji
南田洋子 Katsuyo
佐藤英夫 Kikuo
東野英治郎 Kan'ichi
山内明 Sakiyama
中原早苗 Hiromi
菅井きん Haruko's Mother
加原武門 Harukoma
青木富夫 Kyuro
西村晃 Yajima
初井言榮 Tsune
高原駿雄 Dr. Miyaguchi
Hyosuke Kobe George
Takeo Yazu Masuyama
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