The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu (1928)

1928 · Movie · 39 min. · Japan

The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu (1928)
Drama Half-length Film Silent Film Sequel Samurai

In the past, screenings of silent films in Japan were extremely lively events that featured various sounds. Katsudo benshi, or motion picture narrators delivered passionate and eloquent narrations. Live music accompanied their performance. The period drama films in particular featured a new performance format that combined music played on Western and Japanese instruments, a collaboration impossible in a normal concert. The music of trumpets and violins blended with the sounds of shamisen and Japanese drums. In the climax scene, when our hero, the righteous samurai Kurama Tengu, rushed in on his horse to fight the Shinsengumi, the audience erupted in applause. Between sets, children selling rice crackers and other delicacies crisscrossed the theater shouting “Senbei, caramels” at the top of their lungs. In the Kurama Tengu series, the plot revolved around the adventures of the brave samurai Kurama Tengu and his loyal friend, the boy Sugisaku, so crowds of enthusiastic children loudly applauded the feats of their heroes.

Direction Teppei Yamaguchi

Cast Kaoru Akiyoshi · Jûichirô Arashi · Kanjuro Arashi · Kitsuemon Arashi · Tokushô Arashi · Kunie Gomi · Kobunji Ichikawa · Masaru Kobayashi · Takesaburô Nakamura · Shôroku Onoe · Tamazô Onoe · Yôko Tachibana · Reisaburo Yamamoto

Screenplay Fujio Kimura · Jiro Osaragi

Cinematography Tokitsu Ishikawa

Original title Kurama tengu - Kyôfu jidai

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