Owls' Castle (1999)
As the great military commander Nobunaga Oda was consolidating his power across Japan, one of his actions was to wipe out a clan of assassins, killing every man, woman and child he found in the village. Years later, one of the survivors has hired a young but skilled assassin to avenge the deaths of his friends and family. His mission: to sneak into the most heavily guarded castle in Japan, and kill the supreme ruler of the country.
Director:
Masahiro Shinoda
Writers:
Katsuo Naruse, Masahiro Shinoda.
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Kiichi Nakai as Tsuzura Juzo |
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Mayu Tsuruta as Kohagi |
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Riona Hazuki as Kisaru |
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Toshiya Nagasawa as Marishiten Dogen |
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Jinpachi Nezu as Hattori Hanzo |
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Takaya Kamikawa as Kazama Gohei |
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Yusuke Izumi as |
| Production | Masaru Koibuchi | Producer |
| Camera | Tatsuo Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Masahiro Shinoda | Director |
| Writing | Ryōtarō Shiba | Novel |
| Sound | Joji Yuasa | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Hiroshi Yoshida | Editor |
| Production | Shigeaki Hazama | Producer |
| Art | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoo Haraguchi | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Yukitomo Tochino | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Setsu Asakura | Costume Design |
| Directing | Junji Yamaoka | Action Director |
| Production | Masaru Kakutani | Producer |
| Writing | Katsuo Naruse | Screenplay |
| Writing | Masahiro Shinoda | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tetsuo Segawa | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Yoshio Unno | Gaffer |
| Directing | Masaki Hamamoto | Assistant Director |
| Art | Akira Kanda | Set Decoration |
| Art | 福井啓三 | Set Decoration |
| Production | Hidekazu Uehara | Production Manager |