The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu
1928, Japanese. Directed by Teppei Yamaguchi.
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.
- Runtime
- 0h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Teppei YamaguchiDirector
- Kaoru AkiyoshiTadasaburô Sasaki
- Jûichirô ArashiSugisaku
- Kanjūrō ArashiKurama tengu
- Kitsuemon ArashiKichibei of Kurohime
- Tokushô ArashiMon'nosuke Kijima
- Kunie GomiOkane of Kurayami
- Kobunji IchikawaKichinosuke Saigô
- Masaru KobayashiShinkichi
- Takesaburô NakamuraKogorô Katsura
- Shōroku Onoe IIChôshichi of Hayabusa
- Tamazô OnoeKakunoshin Murata
- Yôko TachibanaIsomatsu, geiko
Details
- Released
- 30 November 1928
- Original title
- 鞍馬天狗 恐怖時代
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Jiro Osaragi, Fujio Kimura
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The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu runs 38 minutes (0h 38m).
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The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 November 1928. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu?
The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu (1928) was directed by Teppei Yamaguchi and stars Kaoru Akiyoshi, Jûichirô Arashi, Kanjūrō Arashi.