Fukurō no Shiro
First edition
Fukurō no Shiro (梟の城, Owls' Castle) is the ninja-themed 1959 debut novel of Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba, which won him the Naoki Prize in 1960 after the story was published by Kodansha. It has been adapted into two jidaigeki-genre films, Castle of Owls in 1963 and Owls' Castle in 1999.
Film adaptations
Castle of Owls
Castle of Owls (忍者秘帖・梟の城 Ninja Hichō Fukuro no Shiro), literally "Owls' Castle Ninja Secret Handbook", also known as Samurai Spies (not to be confused with the unrelated film Samurai Spy), is a 1963 Japanese film directed by Eiichi Kudō. It starred Ryūtarō Ōtomo in the lead role.[1]
Cast
- Ryūtarō Ōtomo as Juzo
- Minoru Ōki as Gohei
- Hizuru Takachiho as Kohagi
- Chiyoko Honma as Kizaru
- Choichiro Kawarazaki as Kumotaro
Owls' Castle
See also
- Kaze no Bushi
- Kunitori Monogatari Taiga drama : Shigeru Tsuyuguchi played Tsuzura Juzō
References
External links
- Castle of Owls on IMDb
- Castle of Owls - Vintage Ninja
- Comparison between original film (Castle of Owls) and the remake
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