Ask This of Rikyu

Ask This of Rikyu (2013)


  • Genre: Drama, History, Romance
  • Release Date: 2013-09-01
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 12 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Toei Company
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
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Summary

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.

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  • Ichikawa Ebizo XI

    as Sen no Rikyu
  • Miki Nakatani

    as Son
  • Nao Ômori

    as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
  • Clara Lee

    as Joseon noblewoman
  • Yûsuke Iseya

    as
  • Momoko Kato

    as
  • Mika Kitajima

    as
Directing Mitsutoshi Tanaka Director
Writing Kenichi Yamamoto Novel
Directing Kazumi Matsuzawa Script Supervisor
Production Oji Morita Producer
Sound Nobuhiko Matsukage Sound
Lighting Kiyoto Ando Lighting Director

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