Jitsuroku Chushingura

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Jitsuroku Chushingura
Directed by Shozo Makino
Produced by Makino Production
Narrated by Shunsui Matsuda
Midori Sawato
Starring Yoho Ii
Tsuzuya Moroguchi
Kobunji Ichikawa
Yotaro Katsumi
Cinematography Juzo Tanaka
Distributed by Digital Meme
Release dates Japan 1928 (Japan)
Running time 64 min
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Jitsuroku Chushingura (実録忠臣蔵 Chushingura: The Truth) 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. During the production of this film, a fire broke out, destroying parts of the original film, but it has since been restored.

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