Movie · 196 min · drm
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.
Where to watch The Sands of Kurobe
Available on 4 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #585 in Japan.
- Japan #585
Available languages
Audio: Japanese
Chart history
The Sands of Kurobe has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 2 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #28.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Yūjirō Ishihara, Osamu Takizawa, Takashi Shimura, Shūji Sano, Jūkichi Uno, Ryūtarō Tatsumi, Isao Tamagawa, Takeshi Katō, Sumio Takatsu, Eijirō Yanagi, Akira Yamanouchi, Akira Terao, Eimei Nitani, Masahiko Naruse, Yuichi Saito, Shinsuke Ashida, Eiji Okada
Crew
Akira Nakai (producer), Kei Kumai (director), Kei Kumai (screenplay), Masato Ide (screenplay)
Awards
0 wins from 1 nominations.
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 1969 — nominated