Hiken Yaburi (1969)

Original title

秘剣破り

Directed by

Kazuo Ikehiro

Genre

samurai cinema, Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a samurai film about the early friendship between two historical swordsmen, Horibe Yasubei and Tange Tenzen. It shows how their bond forms and what leads them toward their eventual fate.

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What happens

Broken Swords (Japanese: 秘剣破り, Hepburn: Hiken Yaburi) is a 1969 Japanese film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro. It is based on Kosuke Gomi's novel Hakuōki (薄桜記). The film depicts the early years of Horibe Yasubei and Tange Tenzen's relationship. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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