Is The Castle of Sand sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Castle of Sand end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Castle of Sand scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Castle of Sand violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Castle of Sand easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Castle of Sand

Name: The Castle of Sand
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1974
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Tetsuro Tamba, Gō Katō, Kensaku Morita, Yoko Shimada, Karin Yamaguchi

Directed by Yoshitarō Nomura

Produced by Shochiku

1974143 min7.4 / 10

A methodical police procedural that uses a murder investigation to explore class divisions, mortality, and the fragility of human connection in post-war Japan.

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.

Questions people ask

Is The Castle of Sand sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Castle of Sand end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Castle of Sand scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Castle of Sand violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Castle of Sand easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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