About “Fukurō no Shiro”
Fukurō no Shiro is a 1959 novel by Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba. It was his debut work and earned him the Naoki Prize in 1960 after being published by Kodansha. The story was adapted into a three-part television series called the "Naoki Award Series" on Fuji Television Network in 1960. It also inspired two historical dramas: Castle of Owls in 1963 and Owls' Castle in 1999. The novel is themed around ninjas and is part of Shiba's early literary work. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1959
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