Overview
Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.
Production
Toei Company · Toei Studios Kyoto · Kinoshita Group · Toei Video Company · TV Tokyo · Tokyu Agency · TV Osaka · Creators' Union · Nippan Group Holdings · Yomiuri Shimbun Company · King Records
Cast & Characters
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Sen no Rikyu
Miki Nakatani
Son
Nao Omori
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Clara Lee
Joseon noblewoman
Yūsuke Iseya
Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
Riko Narumi
Seiji Fukushi
Naoki Kawano
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Tomoka Kurotani
Rei Dan
Directors & Crew
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Director
Oji Morita
Producer
Kazuki Fukushima
Producer
Hidetomo Sugaya
Producer
Eriko Komatsu
Screenplay
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