The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958 film)
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| Directed by | Kunio Watanabe |
| Screenplay by | Kunio Watanabe Fuji Yahiro Masaharu Matsumura Toshio Tamikado |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Cinematography | Takashi Watanabe |
| Music by | Ichirō Saitō |
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| Distributed by | Daiei Film |
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Running time | 166 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵, Chūshingura) is a 1958 color jidaigeki (period drama) Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe. With box office earnings of ¥410 million, it was the most successful film of 1958 in Japan. Furthermore, it was the second-highest-grossing film of the 1950s in Japan.