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Broken Swords

Broken Swords

1969•1h 30m•7.7/10
DramaAction

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7.7/10(6)

The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin, and Tange Tenzen, a relative by marriage of the vile Lord Kira.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Tenzen Tange

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Yasubei Nakayama

Tomomi Iwai

Chiharu

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Ryuanoshin Nagao

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Yoshihiko Aoyama

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Tatsuo Matsumura

Tatsuo Matsumura

Naomi Kobayashi

Akane Kawasaki

Akane Kawasaki

Ryūtarō Gomi

Ryūtarō Gomi

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Akitake Kōno

Jutarō Hōjō

Toranosuke Tennoji

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yasuyo Matsumura

Gen Kimura

Gen Kimura

Takeshi Date

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Shinzō Hotta

Shinzō Hotta

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