Based on the book by Seicho Matsumoto, "Suna no Utsuwa The Castle of Sand" is a highly acclaimed suspense drama directed by Yoshitaro Nomura ("Yatsu haka-mura," "Jiken"). Screenplay co-written by Shinobu Hashimoto and Yoji Yamada. Eiryo Waga (Go Kato) is a musician with a rising popularity, but all of a sudden his hidden past catches up with him.