Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japan Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered not only by cave-ins and flooding, but by strife between management and the workers's union. Adding to Kitagawa's stress is the knowledge that as his attention is pulled inexorably toward the tunnel construction, his youngest daughter is dying from leukemia.
Credits
The Sands of Kurobe Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Shûji Sano
He was 55, 66 years old when he died
|
as Hirata |
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Takashi Shimura
He was 62, 76 years old when he died
|
as Ashimura |
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Akira Terao
He was 20, now 76 years old
|
as Kenichi |
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Sumio Takatsu
He was 32, 74 years old when he died
|
as Ono |
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Ryutaro Tatsumi
He was 62, 84 years old when he died
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as Genzo |
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Isao Tamagawa
He was 46, 82 years old when he died
|
as Sayama |
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Akira Yamanouchi
He was 46, 72 years old when he died
|
as Tsukamoto |
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Toshiro Mifune
He was 47, 77 years old when he died
|
as Kitagawa |
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Eijirô Yanagi
He was 72, 88 years old when he died
|
as Fujimura |
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Yujiro Ishihara
He was 33, 52 years old when he died
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as Iwaoka |
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Jukichi Uno
He was 53, 73 years old when he died
|
as Mori |
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Masahiko Naruse
He was 43, 73 years old when he died
|
as Kumada |
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Takeshi Kato
He was 25, 39 years old when he died
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as Kunikida |
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Eimei Nitani
|
as Odagiri |
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Osamu Takizawa
He was 61, 93 years old when he died
|
as Otagaki |
The Sands of Kurobe Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Sôjirô Motoki as Story. He was 53 (62) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Kei Kumai as Director. He was 37 (76) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Kei Kumai as Writer. He was 37 (76) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Masato Ide as Writer. He was 48 (69) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Mitsuji Kanau as Director of Photography. He was 34 (now 91) years old
|
Camera |
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Akira Nakai as Producer. |
Production |
