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1910

The 47 Loyal Ronin

Directed by Shōzō Makino

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.

Duration

1h 16m

Released

December 1, 1910

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Cast7

  • Matsunosuke Onoe
  • Ichinosuke Kataoka
  • Kitsuraku Arashi
  • Kijaku Ôtani
  • Ichitarô Kataoka
  • Tomosaburo Otomo
  • Yoshio Mizutani

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