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.
| Release Date | January 1, 1910 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 天竺 徳兵衛 | |
| Runtime | — | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Japanese, No Language | |
| Original Language | Japanese | |
| Production Countries | Japan | |
| Production Companies | Yoshizawa Shoten | |