The 47 Loyal Ronin

Movie · 1h 16m

Starring Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichinosuke Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi, Kijaku Ôtani

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.