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Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

0.0 / 10• 1951• 1h 31m•NR• Japanese

DramaAction

Storyline

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on the hero's life, they find themselves in need of protection once again...

Cast & Crew

Kanjūrō Arashi

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Lead

Hibari Misora

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Isuzu Yamada

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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

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Yoshi Katō

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Kensaku Hara

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Yoshiko Kawada

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Masao Mishima

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What People Are Saying

0.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tatsuo Ōsone's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

0.0 / 10• 1951• 1h 31m•NR• Japanese

DramaAction

Storyline

Cast & Crew

Kanjūrō Arashi

—

Lead

Hibari Misora

—

Isuzu Yamada

—

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

—

Yoshi Katō

—

Kensaku Hara

—

Yoshiko Kawada

—

Masao Mishima

—

What People Are Saying

0.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tatsuo Ōsone's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

3.0

“Every frame feels alive. Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Kurama Tengu: Acrobat in a lion mask

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