Castle of Owls

The film was adapted from a ninja novel published in 1959. It is set in the days when war against Korea is looming. Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who heads the country, becomes the target. Ninja spies of the Iga clan decide to carry out an assassination. The task is given to the master spy Juzo Tsuzura. Tsuzura meets other obstacles before he can begin. A spy who once belonged to Iga has changed sides. That man now works for the other camp. Tsuzura has to defeat him first. There is also a woman who gets in his way. She is trying to deceive him and turn him from his purpose. The spy does not know who to trust. As the mission goes on, the betrayals pile up. The story shows a struggle carried out in the shadows. Ryutaro Otomo and Minoru Ōki appear in the ninety one minute film, a Japanese production Eiichi Kudō finished in 1963.