Kurama Tengu

Kurama Tengu

2008 · 1 season · 8 eps · Drama

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A story about a masked samurai who takes sides with the good and wipes out the evil. In the late Edo period in Kyoto, samurai are killing each other because of the differences of their beliefs in the Tokugawa shogunate, and commoners are struck with terror. Kurama Tengu, a masked samurai, appears on the scene and helps innocent people from trouble.

Directed by Yusuke Noda · Written by Jiro Osaragi

Network: NHK G

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