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CASTLE OF OWLS |
Original Title: Ninja Hicho Fukuro no Shiro Company: Toei Company Ltd. Production Year: 1963 Format: Widescreen - Color - 91 mins - English Subtitles Cast: OTOMO Ryutaro, OKI Minoru, HONMA Chiyoko, KAWARAZAKI Choichiro Directed by: KUDO Eiichi Where to Buy: www.kurotokagi.com |
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From the pen of noted author Shiba Ryutaro comes this classic ninja story set during the final days of the Sengoku Period. Commonly referred to as the 'Era of Warring Clans', this was the most exciting period in Japanese history as the most powerful warlords vied to become the supreme ruler of Japan, the Shogun. With war against Korea looming on the horizon, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the 'Taiko' becomes the target of an assassination attempt to be carried out by the Iga Clan
of ninja spies. Master spy Tsuzura Juzo (Otomo Ryutaro) 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. (aka "Samurai Spies") |
