The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu

Name: The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu
Director: Teppei Yamaguchi
Released: 1928
Duration: 38 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Kanjûrô Arashi, Reizaburô Yamamoto, Takesaburô Nakamura, Kobunji Ichikawa, Kitsuemon Arashi

1928 · 38 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 38 VOTES · DIR. Teppei Yamaguchi

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 53 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 THE FRIGHTFUL ERA OF KURAMA TENGU

00:00:34 Monnosuke Aoyagi as Ginpei Tonosama Takematsu Nakamura as Bug-eyed Kinpei Kimiko Tamakura as Girl in the haunted house

00:00:43 Child acrobats: Keiichiro Arashi as Sugisaku Seiji Kimura as Mankichi Masaru Kobayashi as Shinkichi Kayo Kimura as Goichi

00:01:00 A row house in Asakusa, Edo.

00:03:45 Don't you worry about me.

00:05:30 Hey, is Sugisaku home?

00:05:45 Really?

00:06:00 Take care of the boys!

00:07:58 And at the Satsuma estate...

00:09:17 Master Kurama!

00:09:39 but leave it to me, and I won't disappoint you.

00:12:20 Cut it out! You took my purse.

00:13:10 You stupid woman!

00:15:33 Shortly after these events...

00:15:40 that she couldn't forget her encounter with Kurama Tengu.

00:16:31 The truth is, I am in love with him.

00:18:37 The truth is, I've a crush on you. Can't stop thinking about you.

00:19:02 I haven't sunk so low as to accept love confessions from a dirty rat like you.

00:21:01 I was expecting you. Please come in.

00:27:31 What are you? Reveal yourself! Tell me your name!

00:28:13 and torment innocent people. Your time is up!

00:36:38 You stop right there!

00:37:08 But it is...

00:38:30 THE END

Cast & Characters

Kanjûrô Arashi Kurama Tengu Reizaburô Yamamoto Isami Kondô Takesaburô Nakamura Kogorô Katsura Kobunji Ichikawa Takamori Saigô Kitsuemon Arashi Kichibei of Kurohime Masaru Kobayashi Shinkichi Shôroku Onoe Chôshichi of Hayabusa Kaoru Akiyoshi Tadasaburô Sasaki Tokushô Arashi Mon'nosuke Kijima Tamazô Onoe Kakunoshin Murata

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed53

Dialogue density1.4 lines / min

First line00:00:13

Final line00:38:30

Production Record

DirectorTeppei Yamaguchi

LanguageJapanese

IMDb votes38