The 47 Loyal Ronin

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.

Genre:

Adventure, Drama, History

Duration:

76 min

Cast:

Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichinosuke Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi

Quality:

HD

Director:

Shōzō Makino

Release:

1910

Country:

Japan

Rating:

9.0