The 47 Loyal Ronin
movie
Released December 01, 1910
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.
Cast
Matsunosuke Onoe
as
Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
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Ichinosuke Kataoka
as
Kira Kozukenosuke
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Kitsuraku Arashi
as
Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon
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Kijaku Ôtani
as
Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner
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Ichitarô Kataoka
as
Oishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro
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Tomosaburo Otomo
as
Ukihashi Tayu
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Yoshio Mizutani
as
Oriku, Oishi's wife
