The 47 Loyal Ronin (1910)

忠臣蔵

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.

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation · Yokota Shokai · Yoshizawa Shoten