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| | The Gallant Jiraiya (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Jiraiya, literally `Young Thunder', was the scion of a powerful clan from Kyushu. |
 | | The playwright Kawatake Mokuami composed a drama based on the first ten parts of the novel, which was produced, under the same title, at the Kawarasaki Theater in Edo in the 7th month of 1852 with Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the leading role. |
 | | The character of Jiraiya is said to have been modeled after that of Prince Mitsuuji in the play Genji Moyo Furisode Hinagata (see Chapter 5 on Prince Genji), in which the same actor, Ichikawa Danjuro VIII, had scored a big hit the preceding year. |
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