Saturday, September 29, 2018

Jiraiya the Hero

Jiraiya the Hero is a 1921 Japanese silent short (20 minutes) film directed by Shōzō Makino.


There are interesting special effects.


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  1. CJ Kennedy5:10 AM

    Took a look. I liked how the hero appears and disappears. Thought the appearing/disappearing frog was pretty fun, too.

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:27 AM

      The old movies did a remarkable job with special effects, I think. I did get a kick out of the frog lol

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  2. My name is Erika.2:01 PM

    I wonder if all the Japanese still wore kimono on a daily basis in 1921.Or if they went traditional for the film/story. I don't know when they went to western dress. Thanks for sharing. It was interesting to watch. And happy weekend too. :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:31 AM

      The story is of legendary days, so that's be why more traditional dress was shown in the film. There's an interesting history of the clothing here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/h/a-history-of-the-kimono/

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  3. Bleubeard and Elizabeth2:47 PM

    I thoght this one was fun. That frog was a hoot and the special effects were BRILLIANT for it being 1921. I'm a big fan of shorts, too. Thanks for reviewing and sharing this.

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:32 AM

      II'm always surprised by how good special effects in these old films are! I'm glad you got a kick out of it :)

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  4. Valerie-Jael11:15 PM

    Sorry, but this is not my cup of coffee! Have a great Sunday, Valerie

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  5. Rita10:05 PM

    I was never really sure what was going on or why but it was amusing to see the choreographed fighting scenes and the magical vanishing guy and frog, etc. :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:42 AM

      The Imdb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488015/ says, "The story of Jiraiya, a legendary ninja with great powers who set off on a adventure." An adventure tale. Those fighting scenes were fun, weren't they, and I did enjoy the special effects :)

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