The 47 Loyal Ronin

The 47 Loyal Ronin — Plot

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.

• Release date
• December 1, 1910
• Runtime
• 76 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Drama, History
• Director
• Shōzō Makino

The 47 Loyal Ronin — Cast

Matsunosuke Onoe Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku

I

Ichinosuke Kataoka Kira Kozukenosuke

K

Kitsuraku Arashi Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon

K

Kijaku Ôtani Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner

I

Ichitarô Kataoka Oishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro

T

Tomosaburo Otomo Ukihashi Tayu

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Yoshio Mizutani Oriku, Oishi's wife