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The 47 Loyal Ronin

AdventureDramaHistory
9.0·1910·1h 16m

An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from va...

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Cast

Matsunosuke Onoe

Matsunosuke Onoe

Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku

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Ichinosuke Kataoka

Kira Kozukenosuke

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Kitsuraku Arashi

Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon

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Kijaku Ôtani

Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner

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Ichitarô Kataoka

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

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Tomosaburo Otomo

Ukihashi Tayu

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Yoshio Mizutani

Oriku, Oishi's wife

DIRECTOR

Shōzō Makino

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.