Owls' Castle (1999)

Original title

梟の城

Directed by

Masahiro Shinoda

Genre

drama film, romance film, ninja film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 18m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ninja in feudal Japan is pulled back into a world of intrigue and violence. He navigates dangerous loyalties and a forbidden romance.

historicalmelancholicatmosphericdeliberatebroodingpoignantrestrained

What happens

Owls' Castle (Japanese: 梟の城, Hepburn: 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. Toho released the film on October 30, 1999, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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