Film

The 47 Loyal Ronin 1910

76 min TMDB 9.0 Adventure Drama History

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.

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Cast

  • Matsunosuke Onoe as Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
  • Ichinosuke Kataoka as Kira Kozukenosuke
  • Kitsuraku Arashi as Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon
  • Kijaku Ôtani as Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner
  • Ichitarô Kataoka as Oishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro
  • Tomosaburo Otomo as Ukihashi Tayu

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