Owls Castle

Owls' 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 Ryōtarō Shiba's 1959 novel of the same name.

Contents

• Cast
• Awards
• References

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.