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 MifuneToshirō Mifune was 47 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Kitagawa'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 02 1920 –
Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Yūjirō IshiharaYūjirō IshiharaYūjirō Ishihara was 33 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Iwaoka'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 28 1934 –
Fri, Jul 17 1987
Portrait of Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawa was 61 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Otagaki'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 14 1906 –
Thu, Jun 22 2000
Portrait of Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraTakashi Shimura was 62 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Ashimura'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 12 1905 –
Thu, Feb 11 1982
Portrait of Shūji SanoShūji SanoShūji Sano was 55 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Hirata'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 20 1912 –
Thu, Dec 21 1978
Portrait of Jūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoJūkichi Uno was 53 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Mori'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 27 1914 –
Sat, Jan 09 1988
Portrait of Ryūtarō TatsumiRyūtarō TatsumiRyūtarō Tatsumi was 62 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Genzo'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 20 1905 –
Sat, Jul 29 1989
Portrait of Isao TamagawaIsao TamagawaIsao Tamagawa was 46 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Sayama'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1922 –
Thu, Jan 01 2004
Portrait of Takeshi KatōTakeshi KatōTakeshi Katō was 38 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Kunikida'.
Birthday: Fri, May 24 1929 –
Fri, Jul 31 2015
Portrait of Sumio TakatsuSumio TakatsuSumio Takatsu was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Ono'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eijirō YanagiEijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi was 72 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Fujimura'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 16 1895 –
Tue, Apr 24 1984
Portrait of Akira YamanouchiAkira YamanouchiAkira Yamanouchi was 46 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Tsukamoto'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 11 1921 –
Fri, Oct 29 1993
Portrait of Akira TeraoAkira TeraoAkira Terao was 20 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Kenichi'.
Birthday: Sun, May 18 1947
Portrait of Eimei NitaniEimei NitaniEimei Nitani was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Odagiri'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masahiko NaruseMasahiko NaruseMasahiko Naruse was 43 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Kumada'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 30 1924
Portrait of Yuichi SaitoYuichi SaitoYuichi Saito was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Takagi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida was 50 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Eiji OkadaEiji OkadaEiji Okada was 47 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sun, Jun 13 1920 –
Thu, Sep 14 1995
Portrait of Kinzō ShinKinzō ShinKinzō Shin was 57 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sat, Jul 09 1910 –
Mon, Dec 26 1988
Portrait of Jōji EharaJōji EharaJōji Ehara was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eiken ShojiEiken ShojiEiken Shoji was 44 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Fri, Jul 06 1923 –
Tue, Sep 15 2015
Portrait of Mizuho SuzukiMizuho SuzukiMizuho Suzuki was 40 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sun, Oct 23 1927 –
Sun, Nov 19 2023
Portrait of Sadao MizutaniSadao MizutaniSadao Mizutani was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takashi KoshibaTakashi KoshibaTakashi Koshiba was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Katsu YamamotoKatsu YamamotoKatsu Yamamoto was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keisuke YukiokaKeisuke YukiokaKeisuke Yukioka was 50 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1918
Portrait of Toshinosuke NagaoToshinosuke NagaoToshinosuke Nagao was 58 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Thu, Sep 09 1909
Portrait of Tappei ShimokawaTappei ShimokawaTappei Shimokawa was 39 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Dec 11 1928 –
Thu, Mar 25 2004
Portrait of MugihitoMugihitoMugihito was 23 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Aug 08 1944
Portrait of Kōjirō KusanagiKōjirō KusanagiKōjirō Kusanagi was 38 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Thu, Sep 19 1929 –
Sun, Nov 11 2007
Portrait of Masami ShimojōMasami ShimojōMasami Shimojō was 52 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Thu, Aug 26 1915 –
Sun, Jul 25 2004
Portrait of Takashi InagakiTakashi InagakiTakashi Inagaki was 30 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, May 11 1937
Portrait of Asao SanoAsao SanoAsao Sano was 42 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Thu, Aug 13 1925 –
Tue, Jun 28 2022
Portrait of Michio HinoMichio HinoMichio Hino was 53 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Mar 10 1914
Portrait of Jushiro HirataJushiro HirataJushiro Hirata was 25 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sat, Jan 09 1943
Portrait of Seiichi TaguchiSeiichi TaguchiSeiichi Taguchi was 38 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Feb 04 1930
Portrait of Yūzō HarumiYūzō HarumiYūzō Harumi was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tessen NakahiraTessen NakahiraTessen Nakahira was 29 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sat, Mar 26 1938
Portrait of Hiroshi ChiyodaHiroshi ChiyodaHiroshi Chiyoda was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshihiko TabataYoshihiko TabataYoshihiko Tabata was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Seishirō IwateSeishirō IwateSeishirō Iwate was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eisuke IzumiEisuke IzumiEisuke Izumi was 42 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Wed, Aug 12 1925
Portrait of Shirō ŌhamaShirō ŌhamaShirō Ōhama was 20 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Mon, Mar 10 1947 –
Fri, Jan 29 2010
Portrait of Shosei MutoShosei MutoShosei Muto was 32 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sun, Oct 20 1935 –
Sun, Nov 05 1995
Portrait of Hyōe EnokiHyōe EnokiHyōe Enoki was 40 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Thu, Mar 01 1928 –
Sat, Dec 29 2012
Portrait of Yoshisuke MakinoYoshisuke MakinoYoshisuke Makino was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hideji ŌtakiHideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki was 42 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Tue, Oct 02 2012
Portrait of Yoshiyuki NemotoYoshiyuki NemotoYoshiyuki Nemoto was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sonosuke NikiSonosuke NikiSonosuke Niki was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenji ShimamuraKenji ShimamuraKenji Shimamura was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Wataru KobayashiWataru KobayashiWataru Kobayashi was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hideaki NitaniHideaki NitaniHideaki Nitani was 38 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Jan 28 1930 –
Sat, Jan 07 2012
Portrait of Hiroshi ChōHiroshi ChōHiroshi Chō was 45 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Thu, Feb 08 1923 –
Thu, May 05 1977
Portrait of Takashi NomuraTakashi NomuraTakashi Nomura was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jun MiyazakiJun MiyazakiJun Miyazaki was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Katsumasa YamayoshiKatsumasa YamayoshiKatsumasa Yamayoshi was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshinobu OgawaYoshinobu OgawaYoshinobu Ogawa was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daisuke ŌmiDaisuke ŌmiDaisuke Ōmi was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masayoshi MiyasakaMasayoshi MiyasakaMasayoshi Miyasaka was 55 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Wed, Oct 30 1912 –
Mon, Jan 20 1997
Portrait of Tsuchiyasu KinoharaTsuchiyasu KinoharaTsuchiyasu Kinohara was 50 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Apr 24 1917
Portrait of Fumie KashiyamaFumie KashiyamaFumie Kashiyama was 26 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Wed, Aug 13 1941
Portrait of Tomoe HiiroTomoe HiiroTomoe Hiiro was 26 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Wed, Jun 04 1941
Portrait of Akira KawaguchiAkira KawaguchiAkira Kawaguchi was 18 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Wed, Mar 01 1950
Portrait of Mieko TakamineMieko TakamineMieko Takamine was 49 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Mon, Dec 02 1918 –
Sun, May 27 1990
Portrait of Tanie KitabayashiTanie KitabayashiTanie Kitabayashi was 56 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sun, May 21 1911 –
Tue, Apr 27 2010
Portrait of Taketoshi NaitōTaketoshi NaitōTaketoshi Naitō was 41 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Wed, Jun 16 1926 –
Tue, Aug 21 2012
Portrait of Masao ShimizuMasao ShimizuMasao Shimizu was 59 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Mon, Oct 05 1908 –
Sun, Oct 05 1975
Portrait of Masaaki OkabeMasaaki OkabeMasaaki Okabe was 36 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Tue, Feb 16 1932
Portrait of Toshiaki ItōToshiaki ItōToshiaki Itō was 1 in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Sat, Apr 05 1969
Portrait of Ninako YamaguchiNinako YamaguchiNinako Yamaguchi was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroyoshi YamaguchiHiroyoshi YamaguchiHiroyoshi Yamaguchi was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Junnosuke HiramitsuJunnosuke HiramitsuJunnosuke Hiramitsu was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masao UchikuraMasao UchikuraMasao Uchikura was >> in The Sands of Kurobe
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Kei KumaiKei KumaiKei Kumai was 37 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 01 1930 –
Wed, May 23 2007
Portrait of Naoki KatagiriNaoki KatagiriNaoki Katagiri was 34 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 03 1934
Portrait of Mitsuji KanauMitsuji KanauMitsuji Kanau was 34 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Mar 19 1933 –
Thu, Oct 27 2022
Portrait of Masato IdeMasato IdeMasato Ide was 48 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1920 –
Mon, Jul 17 1989
Portrait of Akira NakaiAkira NakaiAkira Nakai was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshirō MayuzumiToshirō MayuzumiToshirō Mayuzumi was 39 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 20 1929 –
Thu, Apr 10 1997
Portrait of Sōjirō MotokiSōjirō MotokiSōjirō Motoki was 53 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 19 1914 –
Sat, May 21 1977
Portrait of Masayoshi KobayashiMasayoshi KobayashiMasayoshi Kobayashi was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenichi BenitaniKenichi BenitaniKenichi Benitani was 36 in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 07 1931
Portrait of Tetsuo YasudaTetsuo YasudaTetsuo Yasuda was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tōtetsu HirakawaTōtetsu HirakawaTōtetsu Hirakawa was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masao YamazakiMasao YamazakiMasao Yamazaki was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mitsuharu HirataMitsuharu HirataMitsuharu Hirata was >> in The Sands of Kurobe as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday