The 47 Loyal Ronin

IMDb 9.0 1910 • 76 min • AdventureDramaHistory

Director

Shōzō Makino

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Matsunosuke Onoe
Matsunosuke Onoe Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
Ichinosuke Kataoka
Ichinosuke Kataoka Kira Kozukenosuke
Kitsuraku Arashi
Kitsuraku Arashi Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon
Kijaku Ôtani
Kijaku Ôtani Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner
IchitarĂ´ Kataoka
IchitarĂ´ Kataoka Oishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro