The 47 Loyal Ronin

The 47 Loyal Ronin

47 mins | Adventure | Jan. 1, 1911

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.

The 47 Loyal Ronin

47 mins | Adventure | Jan. 1, 1911

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.
Producers Yoshizawa Shoten
Original title 忠臣蔵
Directors Shōzō Makino
Writers