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The 47 Loyal Ronin

Not Rated Adventure Drama History

Starring: Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichinosuke Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi, Kijaku Ôtani, Ichitarô Kataoka

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
December 1, 1910
Ratings:
9.0 / 10
Director:
Shōzō Makino
Companies:
Yoshizawa Shoten

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.