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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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The Geisha House (1999)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.