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The Sands of Kurobe (1968)

Original title: 黒部の太陽

1968-03-01 · 3h 16m · JA
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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.

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Masato IdeWriterKei KumaiDirector, Writer

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Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneKitagawaYūjirō IshiharaYūjirō IshiharaIwaokaOsamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaOtagakiTakashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraAshimuraShūji SanoShūji SanoHirataJūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoMoriRyūtarō TatsumiRyūtarō TatsumiGenzoIsao TamagawaIsao TamagawaSayamaTakeshi KatōTakeshi KatōKunikidaSumio TakatsuSumio TakatsuOnoEijirō YanagiEijirō YanagiFujimuraAkira YamanouchiAkira YamanouchiTsukamoto

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What is The Sands of Kurobe about?

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.

How long is The Sands of Kurobe?

The Sands of Kurobe has a runtime of 196 minutes.