Castle of Owls

Castle of Owls (1963)

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.

Date of release
1963-03-24
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Eiichi Kudō

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