Jiraiya the Hero

You're a rogue ninja in the mist-laced alleys of Edo, blade sheathed, eyes scanning the shadows. And then your flesh puckers into warty brown skin as you slip into the sewer, hunted and haunting. Silent film irises flare like foxfire—this is myth as mime, magic born in smoke and stagecraft.

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Shōzō Makino directed Jiraiya the Hero in 1921. See Shōzō Makino's full filmography, where to start with Shōzō Makino, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shōzō Makino.

Jiraiya the Hero was released in 1921 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 21 minutes.