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Broken Swords

8.019691h 30mMovieDramaAction

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.

DirectorKazuo Ikehiro
WritersYasusuke Gomi·Daisuke Itō
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro

HMHiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Tenzen Tange
KHKōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō
Yasubei Nakayama
TI
Tomomi Iwai
Chiharu
STShigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Ryuanoshin Nagao
YAYoshihiko Aoyama
Yoshihiko Aoyama
YKYoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
TMTatsuo Matsumura
Tatsuo Matsumura
NK
Naomi Kobayashi
AKAkane Kawasaki
Akane Kawasaki
RGRyūtarō Gomi
Ryūtarō Gomi
YIYoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba
AKAkitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno

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