Castle of Owls

Castle of Owls 1963 Directed by Eiichi Kudo 忍者秘帖梟の城

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.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Action , Drama

Production Company Toei Company

Release Date 24 March 1963

91 mins