
Kurama Tengu: The Fire Festival
Drama
Overview
The masked avenger Kurama Tengu is linked to a plot to bring down the Tokugawa shogunate, but is it really our hero, or an imposter?
Top Cast


Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi


Takako Irie
Takako Irie
Takako Irie


Hibari Misora
Hibari Misora
Hibari Misora


Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada


Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi
Keiko Kishi


Yataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa


Joji Kaieda
Joji Kaieda
Joji Kaieda
Yoshito Yamaji
Yoshito Yamaji
Yoshito Yamaji


Tomiemon Otomo
Tomiemon Otomo
Tomiemon Otomo
Jushiro Kobayashi
Jushiro Kobayashi
Jushiro Kobayashi
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