
The 47 Loyal Ronin
Adventure · Drama · History
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.
Top Cast


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