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Status
Released
Release
1910
Runtime
1h 16m
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.
7 Cast Members
Matsunosuke Onoe
Oishi Kuranosuke / Asano Takuminokami / Shimizu Ikkaku
Ichinosuke Kataoka
Kira Kozukenosuke
Kitsuraku Arashi
Tachibana Sakon / Terasaka Kichiemon / Waku Handayu / Kataoka Gengoemon
Kijaku Ôtani
Wakisaka Awajinokami / Murakami Kiken / Noodle shop owner
Ichitarô Kataoka
Oishi Chikara / Noddle shop man's son / Kobakashi Heihachiro
Tomosaburo Otomo
Ukihashi Tayu
Yoshio Mizutani
Oriku, Oishi's wife
