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  2. Jiraiya - Wikipedia

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    Shuma Hiroyuki, later known as Jiraiya, using a heavy gun to defeat a huge snake that preyed on his toads. Jiraiya (自来也 or 児雷也, literally "Young Thunder"), originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki (尾形周馬寛行), is the toad-riding protagonist of the Japanese folk tale Katakiuchi Kidan Jiraiya Monogatari (報仇奇談自来也説話, The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya).

  3. Orochimaru - Wikipedia

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    Orochimaru (大蛇丸), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya), is the archenemy of the ninja Jiraiya. [2] He was once named Yashagorō (夜叉五郎) and was one of Jiraiya's followers but was overtaken by serpent magic. Having changed his name to Orochimaru, he gained the ability to ...

  4. Japanese folktales - Wikipedia

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    Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya (Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari ) Kaidan. Banchō Sarayashiki, the ghost story of Okiku and the Nine Plates. Yotsuya Kaidan, the ghost story of Oiwa. Yukionna, the snow woman. Legends. Hagoromo legend , related to Hagoromo (play) Kiyohime legend; passionate for a priest, she turned into a dragon.

  5. Jiraiya the Hero - Wikipedia

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    Jiraiya the Hero is a 1921 Japanese silent trick film directed by Shōzō Makino. The film is also known as Gōketsu Jiraiya ( 豪傑児雷也 , original title) . Cast

  6. Tsunade - Wikipedia

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    Actors Bandô Takesaburô I as Tsunade (L), Arashi Kichisaburô III as Orochimaru (C), and Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Jiraiya (R) Tsunade (綱手), featured in the Japanese folktale Jiraiya Gōketsu Monogatari (児雷也豪傑物語, "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya"), never married and only dated one person.

  7. List of ninja films - Wikipedia

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    Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari (Jiraiya) (児雷也豪傑譚(自雷也)) 1918.10.31 Mito Komon Ninjutsu Yaburi (水戸黄門忍術破) 1918.10.31 Musume Jiraiya (娘児雷也) 1919 Sarutobi Sasuke (猿飛佐助) 1919.02.01 Okubo Hikozaemon to Ninjutsu-yatsu (大久保彦左衛門と忍術奴) 1919.06.01 Onna Sarutobi (女猿飛) 1919.08.31

  8. Tengai Makyō - Wikipedia

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    The plot and characters were inspired by the Japanese folk tale Jiraiya Goketsu Monogatari (with the protagonist's name deliberately misspelled, per the fantastic theme). The music for the game was also composed by the Academy Award winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. [1]

  9. Onoe Kikunosuke V - Wikipedia

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    He is a third-generation Kabuki actor and comes from a renowned Kabuki acting family: his father, Onoe Kikugorō VII (七代目 尾上菊五郎) is one of the greatest Kabuki actors of the Showa and Heisei eras and is known for his versatility with both male and female roles and his grandfather, Onoe Baikō VII (七代目 尾上梅幸) was known for being one of the greatest onnagata actors of ...