The 47 Loyal Ronin

The 47 Loyal Ronin 1911

9 1

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.

  • Released: 1911-01-01
  • Runtime: 76 minutes
  • Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
  • Stars: Matsunosuke Onoe, Kitsuraku Arashi, Kijaku Ôtani, Ichitarô Kataoka, Tomosaburo Otomo, Yoshio Mizutani
  • Director: Shōzō Makino