Broken Swords (秘剣破り) 55 years old

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. Remake of Hakuôki AKA Samurai Vendetta (1959).

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Broken Swords Cast

Name Character
Yoshihiko Aoyama He was 25, now 81 years old
Yoshio Inaba He was 48, 77 years old when he died
Ikuko Môri She was 36, now 91 years old
Tatsuo Matsumura He was 54, 90 years old when he died
Shôzô Nanbu He was 70, now 126 years old
Kôjirô Hongô He was 31, 74 years old when he died as Yasubei Nakayama
Yûsaku Terashima
Shôsaku Sugiyama He was 62, 85 years old when he died
Akitake Kôno He was 57, 66 years old when he died
Yoshi Katō He was 56, 75 years old when he died
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi He was 37, now 92 years old as Ryuanoshin Nagao
Keiko Koyanagi She was 43, now 98 years old
Akane Kawasaki She was 20, now 76 years old
Yukio Horikita He was 53, now 108 years old
Ryûtarô Gomi He was 35, 80 years old when he died
Yûji Hamada
Yûzô Hayakawa He was 44, 85 years old when he died
Hiroki Matsukata He was 26, 74 years old when he died as Tenzen Tange
Ikkei Tamaki He was 60, 62 years old when he died
Seishirô Hara He was 64, now 120 years old
Kojiro Oka
Kimiko Tachibana She was 47, now 103 years old
Ichirō Yamamoto He was 51, 26 years old when he died
Shintarô Nanjô He was 52, now 107 years old
Toranosuke Tennoji
Gen Kimura He was 36, now 91 years old
Gen Kuroki
Teruko Omi She was 48, 90 years old when she died
Riki Hashimoto

Broken Swords Crew

Name Department
Masaichi Nagata as Producer. He was 63 (79) years old when He died Production
Kazuo Ikehiro as Director. He was 39 (now 95) years old Directing
Daisuke Itô as Writer. He was 70 (82) years old when He died Writing
Takeo Watanabe as Music. He was 36 (56) years old when He died Sound
Chikashi Makiura as Cinematography. Crew
Kôsuke Gomi as Story. Writing
Broken Swords poster
Broken Swords (55 years)

  • Release day: Friday, May 30, 1969
  • Runtime: 90 minutes