The 47 Loyal Ronin
The 47 Loyal Ronin

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

Director: Shōzō Makino

Cast: Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichinosuke Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi, Kijaku Ôtani

Country: Japan

Quality: HD

Runtime: 50 min.

Release: 1910

IMDb: 9/10