The 47 Loyal Ronin (01/12/1910)

Production : Yoshizawa Shoten, Nikkatsu Corporation, Yokota Shokai

Synopsis

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.