Owls' Castle

Owls' Castle
Owls' Castle poster
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
Release date(s)	October 30, 1999 (Japan)
Running time	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 under 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

• Ootomo Yanagi 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

• Owls' Castle at the Internet Movie Database
• Comparison between original film (Castle of Owls) and the remake