The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu

38m
Drama
6.5

The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Teppei Yamaguchi. It is part of the Kurama Tengu series and features the battle between the title character, Kurama Tengu, and his impostor. The last scene, featuring sword fights of exhilarating speed, is one reason this series was very popular, especially with children.

Cast

Kaoru Akiyoshi
Tadasaburô Sasaki
Jûichirô Arashi
Sugisaku
Kanjūrō Arashi
Kurama tengu
Kitsuemon Arashi
Kichibei of Kurohime
Tokushô Arashi
Mon'nosuke Kijima
Kunie Gomi
Okane of Kurayami
Kobunji Ichikawa
Kichinosuke Saigô
Masaru Kobayashi
Shinkichi
Takesaburô Nakamura
Kogorô Katsura
Shōroku Onoe II
Chôshichi of Hayabusa
Tamazô Onoe
Kakunoshin Murata
Yôko Tachibana
Isomatsu, geiko

Crew

Teppei Yamaguchi
Director
Fujio Kimura
Writer
Jiro Osaragi
Story

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