Castle of Owls (1963)

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.

Released

1963-03-24

Genres

Action, Drama

Runtime

91 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Eiichi Kudō

TMDB rating

6.1/10 from 11 votes