Ask This of Rikyu
01/09/2013
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.
Movie Information
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
as Sen no Rikyu
Miki Nakatani
as Son
Nao Omori
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Clara Lee
as Joseon noblewoman
Yūsuke Iseya
as
Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
as
Riko Narumi
as
Seiji Fukushi
as
Naoki Kawano
as
Yoshihiko Hakamada
as
Tomoka Kurotani
as
Rei Dan
as
Naoko Ohtani
as
Akira Emoto
as
Masatô Ibu
as
Katsuo Nakamura
as
