The Tengu

The Tengu in Japanese folklore is typically associated yokai, in the traditional sense a supernatural being. Buddhist they are demons, in the traditional sense as non-human entities who are harbingers of war. They are mentioned as early as 720 AD and again in 1296 AD. It is believed that there place as yokai may have been influenced by the Garuda of India and the Chinese heavenly dog known as a Tiangou.

In japanese they have been traditional represented as humanoid ravenfolk who are skilled swordsman. They often are also depicted as red skin humanoids with very long noses, but again superior swordsman. Not only have they been depicted as skilled martial masters, but are known for some other amazing abilities. Illusions, Mind Control, and Invisibility. They are treated as trickster spirits on the whole who dwell high in the mountains. Most who encounter them are never seen again, but those who do are often blessed in some way.

Ironically there are some legends that tell of the Tengu rather differently. They talk about them as humanoid creature, with a lithe frame like a birds. They have grey skin and big black eyes. They fly through the sky on bright disks and have amazing abilities. Projecting Illusions, mind control, and possess superior technology.
These accounts depict the Tengu in a more modern entity, one that we would call an Alien "Grey". Recently a film known as "47 Ronin" depicted the Tengu. Eschewing the tradition long nosed red man or ravenfolk, they depicted them as thin aesthetics with large eyes and a thin beak like nose. Those of us that know of the greys/hybrids may have felt a tinge of familiarity with their depiction.

Is this another reference to the fact that the greys have been among us for centuries? Another clue in our history that there is something definitely going on that goes back farther than Roswell or the 1960's in the U.S.