Series synopsis
The Castle of Sand, also known as 松本清張ドラマスペシャル 砂の器 is a Japanese crime drama mystery television series that premiered on tv asahi on September 10, 2011. It ended on September 17, 2011. It stars Hiroshi Tamaki, Miki Nakatani, Kuranosuke Sasaki and Kaoru Kobayashi.
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 Sa ...
Premise
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).
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hiroshi Tamaki
- Miki Nakatani
- Kuranosuke Sasaki
- Kaoru Kobayashi
- Ren Osugi
- Ai Kato
- Hiroki Hasegawa
- Makiya Yamaguchi
Supporting cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 2 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2 | September 10, 2011 | September 17, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Night 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 .. |
September 10, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 17, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 10, 2011 |
| Last aired | September 17, 2011 |
| Runtime | 105 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday, Sunday at 21:00:00 |