Poster of The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

Plot: 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
Release Date: Friday, March 1 1968
56 years ago
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Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune was
47 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Kitagawa'.
Fri, Apr 02 1920 –
Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Yūjirō IshiharaYūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara was
33 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Iwaoka'.
Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Fri, Jul 17 1987
Portrait of Osamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa was
61 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Otagaki'.
Wed, Nov 14 1906 –
Thu, Jun 22 2000
Portrait of Takashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura was
62 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Ashimura'.
Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Thu, Feb 11 1982
Portrait of Shūji SanoShūji Sano
Shūji Sano was
55 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Hirata'.
Sun, Oct 20 1912 –
Thu, Dec 21 1978
Portrait of Jūkichi UnoJūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno was
53 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Mori'.
Sun, Sep 27 1914 –
Sat, Jan 09 1988
Portrait of Ryūtarō TatsumiRyūtarō Tatsumi
Ryūtarō Tatsumi was
62 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Genzo'.
Thu, Apr 20 1905 –
Sat, Jul 29 1989
Portrait of Isao TamagawaIsao Tamagawa
Isao Tamagawa was
46 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Sayama'.
Wed, Jan 11 1922 –
Thu, Jan 01 2004
Portrait of Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō was
38 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Kunikida'.
Fri, May 24 1929 –
Fri, Jul 31 2015
Portrait of Sumio TakatsuSumio Takatsu
Sumio Takatsu was
>> in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Ono'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi was
72 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Fujimura'.
Mon, Sep 16 1895 –
Tue, Apr 24 1984
Portrait of Akira YamanouchiAkira Yamanouchi
Akira Yamanouchi was
46 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Tsukamoto'.
Mon, Jul 11 1921 –
Fri, Oct 29 1993
Portrait of Akira TeraoAkira Terao
Akira Terao was
20 in The Sands of Kurobe
as 'Kenichi'.
Sun, May 18 1947
Portrait of Eimei NitaniEimei Nitani
Eimei Nitani was
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as 'Odagiri'.
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Portrait of Masahiko NaruseMasahiko Naruse
Masahiko Naruse was
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as 'Kumada'.
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Portrait of Yuichi SaitoYuichi Saito
Yuichi Saito was
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as 'Takagi'.
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Crew

Portrait of Kei KumaiKei Kumai
Director, Writer
Kei Kumai was
37 in The Sands of Kurobe
Sun, Jun 01 1930 –
Wed, May 23 2007
Portrait of Mitsuji KanauMitsuji Kanau
Director of Photography
Mitsuji Kanau was
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Portrait of Naoki KatagiriNaoki Katagiri
Assistant Director
Naoki Katagiri was
34 in The Sands of Kurobe
Wed, Jan 03 1934
Portrait of Masato IdeMasato Ide
Writer
Masato Ide was
48 in The Sands of Kurobe
Thu, Jan 01 1920 –
Mon, Jul 17 1989
Portrait of Akira NakaiAkira Nakai
Producer
Akira Nakai was
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Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji
Editor
Mutsuo Tanji was
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Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshirō MayuzumiToshirō Mayuzumi
Original Music Composer
Toshirō Mayuzumi was
39 in The Sands of Kurobe
Wed, Feb 20 1929 –
Thu, Apr 10 1997
Portrait of Sōjirō MotokiSōjirō Motoki
Story
Sōjirō Motoki was
53 in The Sands of Kurobe
Fri, Jun 19 1914 –
Sat, May 21 1977
Portrait of Masayoshi KobayashiMasayoshi Kobayashi
Production Design
Masayoshi Kobayashi was
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Portrait of Masao YamazakiMasao Yamazaki
Production Design
Masao Yamazaki was
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Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tōtetsu HirakawaTōtetsu Hirakawa
Production Design
Tōtetsu Hirakawa was
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Unknown Birthday