Beasts Clawing at Straws vs The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.1/10 for Beasts Clawing at Straws). Beasts Clawing at Straws is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 23m. The Castle of Sand is the older of the two (1974 against 2020). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beasts Clawing at Straws
The Castle of Sand| Beasts Clawing at Straws | The Castle of Sand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 1974 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 23m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
| Country | South Korea | – |
| Director | Kim Yong-hoon | Yoshitarō Nomura |
| Main cast | Bae Sung-woo, Youn Yuh-jung, Jeong Man-sik, Kim Jun-han, Park Ji-hwan | Ken Ogata, Tetsuro Tamba, Yoko Shimada, Yoshio Inaba, Yoshi Katō |
Synopsis
Beasts Clawing at Straws
A struggling restaurant owner, caring for his sick mom, finds a bag of cash in a sauna locker, while a customs officer gets into trouble when his girlfriend runs off with money he borrowed from a loan shark.
The Castle of Sand
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
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