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Jirô Osaragi

Jirô Osaragi

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Born October 9, 1897 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Died April 30, 1973

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After graduating from Tokyo University, he authored his most acclaimed novels: the historical "Kurama Tengu" (Black-Masked Reformer Devil Kurama), "Teru Hi Kumoru Hi" (Sunny Days, Cloudy Days), and "Ako Roshi" (Loyal Retainers of Ako), a new retelling of the "Chushingura" (47 Ronin) story. He was working on one final historical novel when he passed away at 75. "Kurama Tengu" was the first of his novels adapted into a film, released in 1924. Between then and 1965, nearly 50 films and a 1990 TV series featured the character. Although many actors portrayed Kurama, including Matsunosuke Onoe (1925), Kotaro Bando (1932), Ken'ichi Enomoto (1939), Chiyonosuke Azuma (1956-59), and Raizo Ichikawa (1965), the Japanese public most associates the role with Kanjuro Arashi, who played Kurama almost 40 times between 1927 and 1956. Beyond the Kurama stories, over a hundred film adaptations of Osaragi's novels exist. Additionally, Osaragi wrote his sole screenplay, adapting "Ako Roshi" into "48 Famous Men" in 1952, which inspired several TV series, including one in 1964.

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Kurama Tengu Poster

Kurama Tengu TV Series2008

The Centuries of the Emperors TV Series1971

Jirokichi the Rat Poster

Jirokichi the Rat Feature Film1965

Shin kurama tengu: Gojôzaka no kettô Poster

Shin kurama tengu: Gojôzaka no kettô Feature Film1965

Kikyô Feature Film1964

Akô rôshi Poster

Akô rôshi Feature Film1961

Hashi Feature Film1959

Kurama Tengu - Goblins in Stirrups Poster

Kurama Tengu - Goblins in Stirrups Feature Film1959

Ghost Ship Part 1 Poster

Ghost Ship Part 1 Feature Film1957

Ghost Ship Part 2 Poster

Ghost Ship Part 2 Feature Film1957

Shippu! Kurama Tengu Poster

Shippu! Kurama Tengu Feature Film1956

The Balloon Poster

The Balloon Feature Film1956

The Seven Vows Poster

The Seven Vows Feature Film1956

Shin kurama tengu daisanbu Feature Film1955

Edo Sunset Feature Film1954

Kurama tengu: Shippû happyaku yachô Poster

Kurama tengu: Shippû happyaku yachô Feature Film1954

Shin kurama tengu daiichi wa: Tengu shutsugen Poster

Shin kurama tengu daiichi wa: Tengu shutsugen Feature Film1954

Shin kurama tengu daini wa: Azuma-dera no ketto Feature Film1954

Ayaushi! Kurama tengu Feature Film1953

Gyakushû! Kurama tengu Feature Film1953

Jirai kagumi Feature Film1953

Journey Feature Film1953

Kurama tengu kirikomu Feature Film1953

Kurama Tengu to Katsu Kaishû Poster

Kurama Tengu to Katsu Kaishû Feature Film1953

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha Poster

Kurama tengu: Aomen yasha Feature Film1953

Kurama tengu: Shippûun mosaka Feature Film1953

Anba tengu: Ikki uchi Feature Film1952

Foghorn Feature Film1952

Kojiki taishô Poster

Kojiki taishô Feature Film1952

Kurama tengu: Seidôki Feature Film1952

Kurama tengu: Tengu kaijô Poster

Kurama tengu: Tengu kaijô Feature Film1952

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Fushimaden no yôzoku Poster

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Fushimaden no yôzoku Feature Film1952

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Jigokudani no gôzoku Poster

Mitokômon man'yû-ki: Jigokudani no gôzoku Feature Film1952

Karuma Tengu at the Fire Festival Poster

Karuma Tengu at the Fire Festival Feature Film1951

Karuma tengu: Kakubei jishi Poster

Karuma tengu: Kakubei jishi Feature Film1951

Oboro kago Poster

Oboro kago Feature Film1951

Satsuma Express Messenger Poster

Satsuma Express Messenger Feature Film1951

Gorotsuki-bune Poster

Gorotsuki-bune Feature Film1950

Homecoming Poster

Homecoming Feature Film1950

Kurama tengu: Ôedo ihen Poster

Kurama tengu: Ôedo ihen Feature Film1950

The Munekata Sisters Poster

The Munekata Sisters Feature Film1950

Suishô-yama no shônen Short Film1949

Watashi no uguisu Poster

Watashi no uguisu Feature Film1944

Kurama Tengu Poster

Kurama Tengu Feature Film1942

Kurama Tengu: Ginga no bijo Feature Film1941

Kurama Tengu: Satsuma no misshi Feature Film1941

Kurama Tengu: Uchû no kishi Feature Film1941

Ôma no tsuji Feature Film1941

Enoken's Kurama Tengu Poster

Enoken's Kurama Tengu Feature Film1939

Kurama Tengu Poster

Kurama Tengu Feature Film1938

Ôma no tsuji - Edo no maki Feature Film1938

Satsuma-bikyaku Feature Film1938

Hanabi no machi Feature Film1937

Nadare Feature Film1937

Jiraika-gumi Feature Film1935

Kurama tengu shogit rantohen Feature Film1935

Kuramatengu edonikki: zenpen Feature Film1935

Aozora samba-garasu Feature Film1934

Foghorn Feature Film1934

Kurama tengu jigokû no mon Feature Film1934

Kurama tengu masakarigumi anyakuhen Feature Film1934

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki Poster

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki Feature Film1934

Furansu ningyo Feature Film1933

Hotta Hayato Poster

Hotta Hayato Feature Film1933

Kôya no hate - Kanketsu-hen Feature Film1933

Kôya no hate: zenpen Feature Film1933

Nezumikozô Jirokichi: Dôchû no maki Feature Film1933

Nezumikozô Jirokichi: Edo no maki Feature Film1933

Nezumikozô Jirokichi: Futatabi edo no maki Feature Film1933

Satsuma-bikyaku: Kenkô aiyoku-hen Feature Film1933

Kurama Tengu taifu no maki Feature Film1932

Nezumikozô Jirokichi Feature Film1932

Nezumikozô Jirokichi Kaiketsuhen Feature Film1932

Satsuma-bikyaku: Tôkai-hen Feature Film1932

Tengu kaijô: Kôhen Feature Film1932

Tengu kaijô: Zenpen Feature Film1932

Jiraika-gumi Feature Film1931

Kurama tengu kaiketsuhen Feature Film1931

Reimei izen Poster

Reimei izen Feature Film1931

Shiroi ane - Kôhen Feature Film1931

Shiroi ane - Zempen Feature Film1931

Karasu-gumi: Kôhen Feature Film1930

Karasu-gumi: Zempen Feature Film1930

Kurama tengu zokuhen Feature Film1930

Jiraika-gumi: Kanketsu-hen Feature Film1928

Kurama Tengu Poster

Kurama Tengu Feature Film1928

Kurama Tengu: Kyôfu jidai Poster

Kurama Tengu: Kyôfu jidai Short Film1928

Jiraika-gumi: Dai-ippen Feature Film1927

Jiraika-gumi: Dai-nihen Feature Film1927

Kurama tengu ibun: Kakubei-jishi Feature Film1927

Kurama tengu ibun: Zoku kakubei-jishi Feature Film1927

Teru hi kumoru hi daiippen Feature Film1926

Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen Feature Film1926

Kurama Tengu zenpen Feature Film1925

Nyonin jigoku Feature Film1924

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