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The Sands of Kurobe (黒部の太陽, Kurobe no Taiyō) is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It is an adaptation of the novel The Sun of Kurobe (黒部の太陽; Kurobe no Taiyō) that dramatizes the construction of the massive Kurobe Dam, the tallest dam in Japan.
A 1968 epic film directed by Kei Kumai and starring Toshirô Mifune as an engineer who faces challenges and dangers while building a tunnel under the Japan Alps. The film is based on a true story and was nominated for an Oscar in 1969.
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- Drama
- Kei Kumai
- 1968-10-02
A movie about an engineer who faces challenges in building a tunnel for the Kurobe Dam and caring for his dying daughter. The Sands of Kurobe is a 1968 film directed by Kei Kumai and written by Masato Ide.
Directed by Kei Kumai. 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.
- Kei Kumai
- Ishihara Productions, Mifune Productions
Kitagawa is an engineer charged with construction of a gigantic tunnel through the Japanese Alps for the transportation of equipment in the building of the massive Kurobe Dam. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered by cave-ins and flooding.
A digitally remastered high-resolution 4K picture with pristine sound! Yujiro Ishihara and Toshiro Mifune star in the ultimate movie spectacle. Fuelled by passion, Yujiro Ishihara and Toshiro Mifune, Japan's two most prominent movie stars, realized the movie event of the century.
The Sands of Kurobe is a 1968 film directed by Kei Kumai and starring Toshirô Mifune as an engineer who faces challenges in building a tunnel for the Kurobe Dam. The film is based on a true story and explores themes of nature, labor, and family.
