Owls' Castle (Fukuro no Shiro) (Japan Version - English Subtitles) DVD Region 2

Based on the book Fukurou No Shiro by Ryotaro Shiba, Owl's Castle is a historical ninja epic from director Masahiro Shinoda. Years earlier, the famous warlord Nobunaga instigated the killing of everyone in the Iga province in order to prevent a possible ninja uprising. Ten years later, a survivor of the massacre hires the most skilled assassin in Iga, Juzo (Kiichi Nakai), to infiltrate Fushimi Castle and assassinate Nobunaga's successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi! In the process, Juzo must deal with two female ninjas (Mayu Tsuruda and Riona Hazuki), one of whom views Juzo as her intended love. Meanwhile, rival Iga assassin Gohei (Takaya Kamikawa) aims to stop Juzo. His intention is to leave his life as a lowly ninja and become a samurai, and he views Juzo's head as the ticket to his ambitions! Full of political intrigue, beautiful costumes, sumptuous settings, and realistically mounted action sequences, Owl's Castle is an entertaining period action drama with a fictionalized, but nonetheless compelling account of 16th century Japan.

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Product Title:	Owls' Castle (Fukuro no Shiro) (Japan Version - English Subtitles) Owls' Castle (Fukuro no Shiro) (日本版 - 英文字幕) Owls' Castle (Fukuro no Shiro) (Japan Version - English Subtitles) 梟の城 （生産完了） Owls' Castle (Fukuro no Shiro) (Japan Version - English Subtitles)
Artist Name(s):	Nakai Kiichi | Tsuruda Mayu | Kamikawa Takaya | Nezu Jinpachi | Hazuki Riona 中井貴一 | 鶴田真由 | 上川隆也 | 根津甚八 | Hazuki Riona 中井贵一 | 鹤田真由 | 上川隆也 | Nezu Jinpachi | Hazuki Riona 中井貴一 | 鶴田真由 | 上川隆也 | 根津甚八 | 葉月里緒菜 Nakai Kiichi | Tsuruda Mayu | Kamikawa Takaya | Nezu Jinpachi | Hazuki Riona
Director:	Shinoda Masahiro 篠田 正浩 篠田 正浩 篠田 正浩 Shinoda Masahiro
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Release Date:	2003-11-19
Publisher Product Code:	PCBG-50460
Language:	Japanese
Subtitles:	English, Japanese
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it?
Publisher:	Fukuro no Shiro Seisaku Iinkai
Other Information:	2DVD
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1002895901

タイトル : 梟の城 出演 : 中井貴一／鶴田真由／葉月里緒菜／上川隆也／根津甚八 監督 : 篠田正浩 織田信長によって一族を惨殺された伊賀忍者・葛籠重蔵。彼はその怨念を、信長亡き後に世を治める豊臣秀吉へと向ける。大阪への道中、彼は敵か味方か定かではない謎のくの一、小萩と出会い、激しい恋に落ちる。また、同じく伊賀忍者の風間五平は、重蔵と並ぶ腕を持ちながら一生を陰の世界で生きることを嫌い、伊賀を捨てる。しかし、五平は手柄を立てようと重蔵を追っている。一方、五平のいいなずけである、くの一の木さるは、重蔵への思慕から小萩と対決するが…。 司馬遼太郎の長編歴史小説を巨匠・篠田正浩監督が映画化した新感覚の大型時代劇。本作は製作費10億円を投じ、公開時は興業収入24億円を記録した。SFXをふんだんに取り入れ、忍者アクションのカメラワークにもデリケートなこだわりをみせる篠田監督の手腕は見事。主演の中井貴一をはじめ、鶴田真由、葉月里緒菜、上川隆也など、日本映画界を担う豪華キャストの熱演も見どころである。 ■映像特典：特典DISC付 テクニカル・インフォメーション 色 : カラー 画面 : 16：9／4：3（LB） 言語／音声 : 日本語：dts（5.1chサラウンド）／日本語：DD（5.1chサラウンド）／日本語：DD（2chサラウンド） その他の情報 製作年 : 1999 備考 : 2枚組 日本小売価格 : ￥3800

This film has won 1 award(s) and received 13 award nomination(s).

• Japan Academy Prize 1996
  • Director of the Year Nomination, Kumai Kei
  • Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Nomination, Akiyoshi Kumiko
  • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nomination
  • Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Nomination
• Japan Academy Prize 2000
  • Picture of the Year Nomination
  • Director of the Year Nomination, Shinoda Masahiro
  • Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Nomination, Nakai Kiichi
  • Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination, Kamikawa Takaya
  • Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nomination
  • Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing Nomination
  • Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Winner
  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Nomination
  • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording Nomination
  • Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction Nomination

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