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Kurama Tengu

27 Jun 2012

Masked swordsmen from the 1920s

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 4

This 1926 promotional flyer from the Nishiki-za movie theater in Kobe, Japan features some sweet hooded misadventure! From the text, this Nikkatsu production was called Teru Hi Kumoru Hi: Zenpen, (roughly Sunny Day, Cloudy Day: Chapter 1) based on a novel by Kurama … Continued

Kurama Tengu, kurozukin, Silent Film
10 Aug 2011

Name the KUROZUKIN actor…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 2

No, this isn’t a contest or anything, I’m just stumped on who this is playing the oft-filmed Black Hood and what year it’s from: Of course, it could also be one of the myriad Kurama Tengu, as well… UPDATE: Thanks … Continued

Kurama Tengu, kurozukin, Ryutaro Otomo
20 Apr 2011

Awesome Menko art

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 4 - Collectibles, 5 - Art and Advertising | 0

Love this Menko card portrait of either Kurozukin (The Black Hood) or Kurama Tengu. Artist and date unknown, cardstock and discoloration from age is consistent with other stuff I have from the 50s and 60s.

Kurama Tengu, kurozukin, menko cards

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