---
title: 'Owls'' Castle (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Masahiro Shinoda'
released: '1999-10-30'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/owls-castle-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275362/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Owls' Castle (1999)

1999 · 138 min · Drama, Romance · Japan

Original title: 梟の城

## Synopsis

Owls' Castle  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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Masahiro Shinoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-shinoda)
- **Screenplay:** [Masahiro Shinoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-shinoda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joji Yuasa](https://cinepixo.com/people/joji-yuasa)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tatsuo Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuo-suzuki)

## Cast

- [Riona Hazuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/riona-hazuki)
- [Kiichi Nakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiichi-nakai)
- [Jinpachi Nezu](https://cinepixo.com/people/jinpachi-nezu)
- [Mayu Tsuruta](https://cinepixo.com/people/mayu-tsuruta)
- [Mako](https://cinepixo.com/people/mako)
- [Takaya Kamikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/takaya-kamikawa)

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