Film

Castle of Owls

1963 · 1h 31m · Action · Drama

IMDb

6.6

Movie adaptation of the 1959 ninja novel. With war against Korea looming on the horizon, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the 'Taiko' becomes the target of an assassination attempt to be carried out by the Iga Clan of ninja spies. Master spy Juzo Tsuzura (Ryutaro Otomo) is assigned the task, but first he must defeat a former Iga spy who has become a traitor, and outwit the treacherous woman that is trying to seduce him.

Ryutaro Otomo

Juzo

Minoru Ōki

Gohei

Hizuru Takachiho

Kohagi

Chiyoko Honma

Kizaru

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Kumotaro

Kensaku Hara

Akitake Kōno

Sayuri Tachikawa

Masao Mishima

• Eiichi KudōDirector
• Ryōtarō ShibaStory
• Seiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer

Castle of Owls trailer

Release date

March 24, 1963

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Action, Drama