8/10
Or, when short films preceding a feature works. Jiraiya the Ninja is a 21-minute fragment of a 1921 Japanese film about the legendary, mystical samurai Jiraiya who can transform himself into a frog. Of course, the special effects are very rudimentary, but still really cool. The movie is hard to follow - despite being a silent film, there are only a handful of intertitles, and the on-screen conversations don't make things obvious. I don't know what was lost from the rest of the film, but maybe it would have made for easier understanding. Either way, a really cool history lesson and a fun watch. The live accompaniment of percussion and chimes was a nice touch.
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