Action ·Fantasy · Japan · 1921 · 21m

Jiraiya the Hero

豪傑児雷也

Jiraiya the Hero poster
Director
Shōzō Makino
Cast
Matsunosuke Onoe as Jiraiya Suminojo Ichikawa as Orochimaru Kijaku Ôtani as Tsukikagegunryo Miyukinosuke Chosei Kataoka as Tsunatehime Shôen Kataoka as Takasago Yuminosuke En'ichirō Jitsukawa as
Crew
Shigeto Miki — Director of Photography
Synopsis

Jiraiya is some sort of super-ninja with superpowers. He can fly, he can avoid detection by turning himself into a toad, and he has some sort of ability to vanish.

Mood & Themes
ninjasilent filmjapanese mythologyshort film
Key Collaborators
Shōzō Makino Director Shigeto Miki Director of Photography
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