Owls' Castle
1999 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1999 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Owls' Castle (梟の城, Fukurō no Shiro) is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed jidaigeki film directed by Masahiro Shinoda.[1][2] 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,[3] the first being the 1963 film Castle of Owls.[4]
| Owls' Castle | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Shinoda |
| Written by | Masahiro Shinoda Katsuo Naruse |
| Starring | Kiichi Nakai Mayu Tsuruta Riona Hazuki |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Music by | Joji Yuasa |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥1,300,000,000 |
Nintendo was a production partner on the film, and the use of special effects and computer-generated imagery was widely touted in the film's marketing.[4]
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