The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe (1968)

Genres - Drama  |   Release Date - Feb 17, 1968  |   Run Time - 196 min.  |  
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The Sands of Kurobe is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai.

It is an adaptation of the novel The Sun of Kurobe that dramatizes the construction of the massive Kurobe Dam, the tallest dam in Japan. The film was Japan's submission to the 41st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Produced by its stars Toshiro Mifune and Yujiro Ishihara, the film's first run in cinemas lasted for a month, significantly longer than the week or ten days that films at that time usually ran in Japan.

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41st Academy Awards, Academy Award, Best Foreign Language Film, Japan, Japanese, Kurobe, Sands Of Kurobe

Alternate Titles

A Tunnel to the Sun
AU, CA
Batalha no Abismo
BR
Chikadô no taiyô made
, JP
Kurobe no Taiyō
JP
Sun Over the Kurobe Gorge
The Sands of Kurobe
, GB, US
Tunnel to the Sun
Zapora Kurobe
PL
Солнце Куробэ
RU
Солнце над Куробэ
RU
黒部の太陽
, JP