Movie: Broken Swords

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hiroki Matsukata
松方弘樹

Tenzen Tange

Kōjirō Hongō
本郷功次郎

Yasubei Nakayama

Tomomi Iwai
Tomomi Iwai

Chiharu

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
露口茂

Ryuanoshin Nagao

Yoshihiko Aoyama
青山良彦

Yoshi Katō
加藤嘉

Tatsuo Matsumura
松村達雄

Naomi Kobayashi
Naomi Kobayashi

Akane Kawasaki
川崎あかね

Ryūtarō Gomi
五味龍太郎

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1969-05-30

  • Average

    7.7

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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