The 47 Loyal Ronin (1910)

  • NR
  • 12/01/1910 (JP)
  • Adventure, Drama, History
  • 50m

Overview

An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from various different 1910s adaptations totaling nearly three hours in length. The bulk of the content comes from the 1911 adaptation by legendary Japanese filmmaker Makino Shozo.

Shōzō Makino

Director

Cast

Matsunosuke Onoe's headshot

Matsunosuke Onoe

Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
Ichinosuke Kataoka's headshot

Ichinosuke Kataoka

Kira Kozukenosuke
Kitsuraku Arashi's headshot

Kitsuraku Arashi

Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon
Kijaku Ôtani's headshot

Kijaku Ôtani

Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner
Ichitarô Kataoka's headshot

Ichitarô Kataoka

Oishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro
Tomosaburo Otomo's headshot

Tomosaburo Otomo

Ukihashi Tayu
Yoshio Mizutani's headshot

Yoshio Mizutani

Oriku, Oishi's wife

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