Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief
1957, Japanese. Directed by Toshikazu Kono.
The third film in the "Kurama Tengu" series starring Azuma Chiyonosuke, based on the original work by Osaragi Jiro. The staff remains the same as in the previous film, "Kurama Tengu Kakubei Shishi" (1951), and the cast is the same, including the lead actors Azuma Chiyonosuke, Hiyoshi Toshiyasu, and Chihara Shinobu.
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 12 May 1957
- Original title
- 鞍馬天狗 御用盗異聞
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinji Kessoku
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Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 May 1957. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief?
Kurama Tengu: The Tale of a Government Thief (1957) was directed by Toshikazu Kono and stars Chiyonosuke Azuma, Toshiyasu Hiyoshi, Yoshio Yoshida.