7.0The Sands of Kurobe · 1968
The Sands of Kurobe (1968) is a Drama film directed by Kei Kumai, starring Toshirō Mifune, Yūjirō Ishihara, Osamu Takizawa.
Drama
7.0Overview
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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Yūjirō Ishihara, Osamu Takizawa, Takashi Shimura, Shūji Sano, Jūkichi Uno, Ryūtarō Tatsumi, Isao Tamagawa
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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.
When was "The Sands of Kurobe" released?
The Sands of Kurobe was released in 1968.
Who stars in "The Sands of Kurobe"?
The cast includes Toshirō Mifune, Yūjirō Ishihara, Osamu Takizawa, Takashi Shimura.
