The Sands of Kurobe was released on February 17, 1968.

The Sands of Kurobe was directed by Kei Kumai.

The Sands of Kurobe has a runtime of 3h 16m.

The Sands of Kurobe was produced by Akira Nakai.

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. The tunnel crosses an earthquake fault and Kitagawa is beleaguered not only by cave-ins and flooding, but by strife between management and the workers's union. Adding to Kitagawa's stress is the knowledge that as his attention is pulled inexorably toward the tunnel construction, his youngest daughter is dying from leukemia.

The key characters in The Sands of Kurobe are Kitagawa (Toshirō Mifune), Iwaoka (Yūjirō Ishihara), Otagaki (Osamu Takizawa).

The Sands of Kurobe is a Drama film.

The Sands of Kurobe has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.