Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu

Kurama Tengu: Anonymous letter to Tengu

1952 · 98 min · Action, Drama

Masked avenger Kurama Tengu and his young sidekick try to stop a mysterious adversary from assassinating a group of young warriors who want to bring down the Shogunate...

Directed by Tatsuo Ōsone · Written by Fuji Yahiro

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