The 47 Loyal Ronin
Seen it?1910 | 76 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved True Grit or Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 16 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1910: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shōzō Makino
- Matsunosuke OnoeOishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
- Ichinosuke KataokaKira Kozukenosuke
- Kitsuraku ArashiTachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon
- Kijaku ÔtaniWakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner
- Ichitarô KataokaOishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro
- Tomosaburo OtomoUkihashi Tayu
- Yoshio MizutaniOriku, Oishi's wife