The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu (1928)
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.
- Released
- 1928-11-30
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 38 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Teppei Yamaguchi
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Kaoru Akiyoshi as Tadasaburô Sasaki
- Jûichirô Arashi as Sugisaku
- Kanjūrō Arashi as Kurama tengu
- Kitsuemon Arashi as Kichibei of Kurohime
- Tokushô Arashi as Mon'nosuke Kijima
- Kunie Gomi as Okane of Kurayami
- Kobunji Ichikawa as Kichinosuke Saigô
- Masaru Kobayashi as Shinkichi
- Takesaburô Nakamura as Kogorô Katsura
- Shōroku Onoe II as Chôshichi of Hayabusa
- Tamazô Onoe as Kakunoshin Murata
- Yôko Tachibana as Isomatsu, geiko