The Sands of Kurobe

Year: 1968

Runtime: 196 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kei Kumai

Drama

Engineer Kitagawa oversees the construction of a massive tunnel through the Japan Alps to transport equipment for the Kurobe Dam project. The route cuts across an earthquake fault, subjecting the work to cave‑ins, flooding and fierce disputes between management and the workers’ union. Meanwhile, Kitagawa battles personal anguish as his young daughter succumbs to leukemia.

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