Hiken Yaburi (1969)
1969 film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
- Released
- 1969
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Samurai film, Jidaigeki (period dramas)
- Director
- Kazuo Ikehiro
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.
More films directed by Kazuo Ikehiro
- Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold 1964
- Nemuri Kyoshiro: She-Devil Slaying Sword 1964
- Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps 1967
- Sleepy Eyes of Death: Castle Menagerie 1969
- Onna Gokuakuchō 1970
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Facts from Wikidata Q64768496 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.