The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu (1928)
鞍馬天狗 恐怖時代
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.
- Date of release
- 1928-11-30
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Teppei Yamaguchi
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Kurama Tengu: Kyōfu Jidai 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, is one reason this series was very popular, especially with children.
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