Broken Swords (Japanese: 秘剣破り, Hepburn: Hiken Yaburi) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro.[1][2] It is based on Kosuke Gomi's novel Hakuōki (薄桜記).[3][4][2][5] The film depicts the early years of Horibe Yasubei and Tange Tenzen's relationship.[6][7]
| Broken Swords | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kazuo Ikehiro |
| Written by | Daisuke Ito |
| Starring | |
| Distributed by | Daiei Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast edit
- Hiroki Matsukata as Tange Tenzen
- Kojiro Hongo as Nakayama Yasubei
- Yumi Iwai as Nagao Chiharu
- Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Nagao Ryunosuke
- Yoshihiko Aoyama as Asano Takumi no Kami
- Shousaku Sugiyama as Kira Yoshinaka
- Yoshi Katō as Horibe Yasubei
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Chisaka Takafusa
Other adaptations edit
References edit
- ^ キネマ旬報1969年7月下旬号. Kinema Junpō. 1969. p. 68.
- ^ a b "秘剣破り". Kadokawa eiga. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Hikenyaburi". Kinenote. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Hikenyaburi". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "秘剣破り". Movie Walker.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "秘剣破り". 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "秘剣破り". Amazon. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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