A Century Of Japanese Cinema - The Castle Of Sand (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Tamba Tetsuro (Actor)
| Kato Go (Actor)
| Morita Kensaku
| Shimada Yoko (Director)
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| Product Title: | A Century Of Japanese Cinema - The Castle Of Sand (Hong Kong Version) 日本映畫百年史：砂之器 (香港版) 日本映画百年史：砂之器 (香港版) 日本映畫百年史：砂之器 (海外版) A Century Of Japanese Cinema - The Castle Of Sand (Hong Kong Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Tamba Tetsuro (Actor) | Kato Go (Actor) | Morita Kensaku | Shimada Yoko 丹波哲郎 (Actor) | 加藤剛 (Actor) | 森田健作 | 島田陽子 丹波哲郎 (Actor) | 加藤刚 (Actor) | 森田健作 | 岛田阳子 丹波哲郎 (Actor) | Kato Go (Actor) | Morita Kensaku | Shimada Yoko Tamba Tetsuro (Actor) | Kato Go (Actor) | Morita Kensaku | Shimada Yoko |
| Director: | Shimada Yoko 島田陽子 岛田阳子 Shimada Yoko Shimada Yoko |
| Release Date: | 2003-05-22 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Color Information: | Black & White |
| Sound Information: | Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it? |
| Duration: | 143 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Panorama (HK) |
| Package Weight: | 105 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1002819614 |
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導演：野村芳太郎
Director: Nomura Yoshitaro
一名慷慨仁慈、受人愛戴的老警員在東京火車站被人謀殺，奉命調查的兩名探員完全找不到任何動機線索，但在他們鍥而不捨的追查下，卻揭開了一段涉及一位聲譽漸隆的年輕作曲家的神秘身世。
《砂之器》是七十年代日本推理電影熱潮中最受歡迎的作品，松本清張的原著早已膾炙人口，野村芳太郎和山田洋次的改編更上一層樓。影片結合了奇情、人情、懸疑和驚悚片多種元素，當年在港上映時也打破了日本電影的票房記錄，但卻因放映場次問題而遭嚴重刪剪，現在這個版本是長143分鐘的原裝日版，當可盡窺全豹。
Two detectives are assigned to investigate the murder of a 60-year-old policeman at the Tokyo Railway Station. The victim is well-liked and benevolent and there does not seem to be any motivation to the murder. A further investigation finally leads to the discovery of the hidden past of a young rising composer.
The original novel by Matsumoto Seicho on which the film is based has been a bestseller in Japan. The adaptation by Yamada Yoji (of the Tora-san series fame) and director Nomura Toshitaro skillfully incorporates the elements of melodrama, suspense and thriller to form a tightly structured human drama about someone who attempts to escape from his past but fails.
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Black and White Movie
* Dolby Digital Stereo
* 4:3
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Kevin Kennedy
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December 3, 2007
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December 3, 2007
Skillful tale of detection
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"The Castle of Sand" is a beautifully orchestrated story of two Tokyo police detectives doggedly following up every lead in their ceaseless efforts to solve a seemingly unsolveable murder mystery. The film was crisply written by the great Yamada Yoji and smoothly directed by Nomura Yoshitaru. It is a testimony to director Nomura's reputation that he was able to get a number of major actors to play small roles in this film. The film runs for 2 hours and 22 minutes, but my interest never flagged as I followed the meticulous detailing of this story's complicated plot. I particularly enjoyed the panoramic view of Japanese society we get as the investigators criss-cross the country in pursuit of clues. The story has a satisfying and logical conclusion that is presented in a masterful way here. I can recommend this film very highly for all fans of murder mysteries. By the way, the Matsumoto Seicho novel upon which this film is based is available in a good English translation from the excellent Soho Crime series under the title, "Inspector Imanishi Investigates". |
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