Owls' Castle

Based On the book by Ryōtarō Shiba

Owls' Castle (Japanese: 梟の城, Hepburn: Fukurō no Shiro) is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed jidaigeki film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was co-written by Shinoda and Katsuo Naruse, and stars Kiichi Nakai. It is the second adaptation of Ryōtarō Shiba's 1959 novel Fukurō no Shiro, the first being the 1963 film Castle of Owls. Toho released the film on October 30, 1999, in Japan.

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Release date:

October 30, 1999

Director:

Masahiro Shinoda

Cast:

Kiichi Nakai, Mayu Tsuruta, Riona Hazuki, Takaya Kamikawa, Mako

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Ninja

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Year page:

1999 in adaptations