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The 47 Loyal Ronin

(1910)

December 1, 1910 1h 16m
90%
TMDB Score

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

Top Billed Cast

MO

Matsunosuke Onoe

Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku

IK

Ichinosuke Kataoka

Kira Kozukenosuke

KA

Kitsuraku Arashi

Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon

Kijaku Ôtani

Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner

IK

Ichitarô Kataoka

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

TO

Tomosaburo Otomo

Ukihashi Tayu

YM

Yoshio Mizutani

Oriku, Oishi's wife