| 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 | Nintendo |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 138 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥1,300,000,000 |
Owls' Castle (梟の城, 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.
Cast
- Kiichi Nakai as Jūzō Tsuzura
- Takaya Kamikawa as Gohei Kazama
- Mayu Tsuruta as Kohagi
- Riona Hazuki as Kisaru
- Shōhei Hino as Kuroami
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Akira Nakao
- Mako Iwamatsu as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Jinpachi Nezu as Hattori Hanzō
- Kinnosuke Hannayagi as Ishida Mitsunari
- Shima Iwashita
- Masahiko Tsugawa
- Atsuo Nakamura
Production
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.
Awards and accolades
- 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.
References
- "梟の城". 映画の時間. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "梟の城". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- "梟の城". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "CASTLE OF OWLS vs. OWL'S CASTLE – Vintage Ninja". Vintage Ninja – Old ninja movies, comics, toys, weapons and more…. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- "第23回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links
- Owls' Castle at IMDb
- Owls' Castle at Rotten Tomatoes
- Comparison between original film (Castle of Owls) and the remake
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