The 47 Loyal Ronin

Dec 1, 1910

1h 16m

★ 9.0

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.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

History

Production Companies

Yoshizawa Shoten

Nikkatsu Corporation

Yokota Shokai

The 47 Loyal Ronin Trailers

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Cast

Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku

Matsunosuke Onoe

Kira Kozukenosuke

Ichinosuke Kataoka

Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon

Kitsuraku Arashi

Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner

Kijaku Ôtani

Oishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro

Ichitarô Kataoka

Ukihashi Tayu

Tomosaburo Otomo

Oriku, Oishi's wife

Yoshio Mizutani

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