Owls' Castle
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Owls' Castle poster
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| Directed by | Masahiro Shinoda |
| Written by | Masahiro Shinoda Katsuo Naruse |
| Starring | Kiichi Nakai Mayu Tsuruta Riona Hazuki |
| Music by | Joji Yuasa |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Release dates
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October 30, 1999 (Japan) |
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Running time
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138 mins |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥1,300,000,000 |
Owl's Castle (梟の城 Fukurō no Shiro ) is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed film written by Masahiro Shinoda and Katsuo Naruse and directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It is a remake of the 1963 film Castle of Owls, based on Ryotaro Shiba's 1959 novel of the same name.
The film starred Kiichi Nakai, Takaya Kamikawa, Mayu Tsuruta and Riona Hazuki in the main roles. The music for the film was composed by Joji Yuasa.
Cast
- Kiichi Nakai as Jūzō Tsuzura
- Takaya Kamikawa as Gohei Kazama
- Mayu Tsuruta as Kohagi
- Riona Hazuki as Kisaru
- Mako Iwamatsu as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Jinpachi Nezu as Hattori Hanzō
- Kinnosuke Hannayagi as Ishida Mitsunari
Awards
- Nikkan Sports Film Awards: Ishihara Yujiro Award (1999).
- Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival: Best Director - Masahiro Shinoda (2000).
- Japanese Academy Awards: Best Art Direction - Yoshinobu Nishioka (2000). The film also received nine Japanese Academy Award nominations.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Owls' Castle at IMDb
- Owls' Castle at Rotten Tomatoes
- Comparison between original film (Castle of Owls) and the remake
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