Japan / Oct 30, 1999
2h 18min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Genres
ActionDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 梟の城 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, Fuji Television Network, Nintendo, Sankei Shimbun, Nippon Broadcasting System, Pony Canyon, IMAGICA |
| Release date | 30 ottobre 1999 |
| Production | Shigeaki Hazama, Masaru Koibuchi, Masaru Kakutani |
| Writer | Ryōtarō Shiba, Katsuo Naruse, Masahiro Shinoda |
| Editing | Hiroshi Yoshida |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Assistant directors | Masaki Hamamoto, Masahiro Shinoda, Junji Yamaoka |
| Lighting | Yoshio Unno |
| Camera operators | Tatsuo Suzuki |
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| Additional photography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Production design | Yoshinobu Nishioka, Akira Kanda, 福井啓三 |
| Art direction | Yoshinobu Nishioka, Akira Kanda, 福井啓三 |
| Set decoration | Akira Kanda, 福井啓三, Yoshinobu Nishioka |
| Special effects | Yukitomo Tochino |
| Visual effects | Yukitomo Tochino |
| Music | Joji Yuasa, Tetsuo Segawa |
| Sound | Joji Yuasa, Tetsuo Segawa |
| Costume design | Setsu Asakura, Tomoo Haraguchi |
| Makeup | Setsu Asakura, Tomoo Haraguchi |
| Hairstyling | Setsu Asakura, Tomoo Haraguchi |
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