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Owls' Castle
Owls' Castle posterDirected by Masahiro Shinoda Written by Masahiro Shinoda
Katsuo NaruseStarring Kiichi Nakai
Mayu Tsuruta
Riona HazukiMusic 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
Categories:- Japanese-language films
- 1999 films
- Adventure drama films
- Japanese films
- Jidaigeki films
- Ninja films
- Romantic drama films
- Toho films
- 1990s Japanese film stubs
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