Jitsuroku Chushingura
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is a 1928 black and white Japanese 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 Chushingura
. Scenes within the film, recognizable to all Japanese, "Great Pine Corridor" and "Raid" include various stars and superb sets in a typical Makino style. During the production of this film, a fire broke out, destroying parts of the original film, but it has since been restored.
Benshi
were Japanese performers who provided live narration for silent films . Benshi are sometimes also called or .-Role of the 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 Chushingura
Chushingura
is the name for fictionalized accounts of the historical revenge by the Forty-seven Ronin of the death of their master, Asano Naganori. Including the early , the story has been told in kabuki, bunraku, stage plays, films, novels, television shows and other media...
. Scenes within the film, recognizable to all Japanese, "Great Pine Corridor" and "Raid" include various stars and superb sets in a typical Makino style. During the production of this film, a fire broke out, destroying parts of the original film, but it has since been restored.