Jitsuroku Chūshingura | |
Director: | Shozo Makino |
Producer: | Makino Production |
Narrator: | Shunsui Matsuda Midori Sawato |
Starring: | Yoho Ii Tsuzuya Moroguchi Kobunji Ichikawa Yotaro Katsumi |
Cinematography: | Juzo Tanaka |
Distributor: | Digital Meme |
Runtime: | 64 minutes |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
is a 1928 Japanese black-and-white silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Shozo Makino. It was an epic created to commemorate Makino's 50th birthday and is based on the classic theme of the Chūshingura. During the production of this film, a fire broke out, destroying parts of the original film, but it has since been restored.