At the end of the Edo period - On his way back after being invited by the three Mikados of Higashi Shirakawa, Kurama Tengu was attacked by the Shinsengumi. Given the circumstances, he began to suspect a connection between the Mikado and the Shinsengumi.
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Shōgo Shimada
鞍馬天狗
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Kazunari Motomatsu
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Kenjirō Ishiyama
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Eijirō Yanagi
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Michiko Saga
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Minpei Tomimoto
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Akitake Kōno
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Ryūtarō Tatsumi
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Ichirō Arishima
早坂新兵衛
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King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
Kōji Mitsui
古門前の長次
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Yumeji Tsukioka
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Yujiro Miyamoto
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Yoshitarō Nomura Director · Jiro Osaragi Story Chūji Kinoshita Composer
First release September 22, 1953 · Produced in Japan · Original title 鞍馬天狗 青面夜叉
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Shochiku
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Original title
鞍馬天狗 青面夜叉
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 22, 1953
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