The Castle of Sand
TV Show| Title | 松本清張ドラマスペシャル 砂の器 |
| User score | 7 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 2011 |
| Release date of last episode | Sep 17, 2011 |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Production country | Japan |
| Production companies | TV Asahi |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 2 |
| Run time | 105 min. |
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).
Latest episodes
List of episodesS1.E2 ∙ Episode 2
Sep 17, 2011
S1.E1 ∙ First Night
Sep 10, 2011
