The 47 Loyal Ronin

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 1, 1910

Original language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation,Yoshizawa Shoten,Yokota Shokai

Cast

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

Director

Shōzō Makino

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4084278