The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu

The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu

38 mins | Nov. 30, 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.

The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu

38 mins | Nov. 30, 1928

The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu
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.
Producers
Original title 鞍馬天狗 恐怖時代
Directors Teppei Yamaguchi
Writers Fujio Kimura, Jiro Osaragi

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

Shôroku Onoe

as Chôshichi of Hayabusa

Tamazô Onoe

as Kakunoshin Murata

Yôko Tachibana

as Isomatsu, geiko