Jiraiya the Hero

Jiraiya the Hero

Jiraiya the Hero

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Jiraiya the Hero

1921

0h 21m

5.2(14 votes)

Action

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast & Crew

8 members

Acting

尾上松之助

Jiraiya

尾上松之助

Acting

Suminojo Ichikawa

Orochimaru

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大谷鬼若

Tsukikagegunryo Miyukinosuke

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Chosei Kataoka

Tsunatehime

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片岡松燕

Takasago Yuminosuke

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實川延一郎

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實川延一郎

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片岡市太郎

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Masatada Makino

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