Broken Swords Explained

Broken Swords
Director:	Kazuo Ikehiro
Distributor:	Daiei Film
Runtime:	90 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro.^{[1] [2]} It is based on Kosuke Gomi's novel .^{[3] [4] [2] [5]} The film depicts the early years of Horibe Yasubei and Tange Tenzen's relationship.^{[6] [7]}

Cast

• 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

• Samurai Vendetta

Notes and References

1. Book: キネマ旬報1969年7月下旬号. 1969. Kinema Junpō. 68.
2. Web site: 秘剣破り . Kadokawa eiga. 26 March 2019.
3. Web site: Hikenyaburi. Kinenote. 27 December 2020.
4. Web site: Hikenyaburi. Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. 2 November 2019.
5. Web site: 秘剣破り. Movie Walker.com. 26 March 2019.
6. Web site: 秘剣破り. 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟 . 26 October 2018.
7. Web site: 秘剣破り. Amazon . 26 March 2019.