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Tenjiku Tokubei

The first film depiction of the Tenjiko Tokubei, an exotic adventurer, and the protagonist of Tsuruya Nambobu IV's first big kabuki success, Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku-Banashi (1804). Based on a real-life navigator, the play was remarkable for its heavy emphasis on the supernatural, conveyed through spectacular special effects: a famous highlight is the entrance of Tokubei astride a giant, poison gas-breathing toad, brandishing a man's severed head.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1910
Season
1910
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0
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0
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0
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0
Producers
Yoshizawa Shoten
Genres
Horror
Country
Japan
English
Tenjiku Tokubei

Description

The first film depiction of the Tenjiko Tokubei, an exotic adventurer, and the protagonist of Tsuruya Nambobu IV's first big kabuki success, Tenjiku Tokubei Ikoku-Banashi (1804). Based on a real-life navigator, the play was remarkable for its heavy emphasis on the supernatural, conveyed through spectacular special effects: a famous highlight is the entrance of Tokubei astride a giant, poison gas-breathing toad, brandishing a man's severed head.

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Japanese

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