Reading "Kakubei Jishi," he said that he wanted to play Kurama Tengu, and thus Arashi made his screen debut in "Kurama Tengu Yobun, Kakubei Jishi" (A Side Story of Kurama Tengu, Kakubei Jishi).
嵐は『角兵衛獅子』を読み、鞍馬天狗をやりたいと伝えたことにより、『鞍馬天狗余聞・角兵衛獅子』で映画デビューを果たす事となる。