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Castle of Owls (1963)

Castle of Owls (1963)

Action Drama
Release Date: 1963, March 24
Directors: Eiichi Kudō
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Company
Cast: Ryutaro Otomo, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Minoru Ōki, Chiyoko Honma, Hizuru Takachiho

Overview:

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.