Movie: Ask This of Rikyu

Top 7 Billed Cast

Ichikawa Ebizo XI
十三代目 市川團十郎

Sen no Rikyu

Miki Nakatani
中谷美紀

Son

Nao Ômori
大森南朋

Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Clara Lee
클라라

Joseon noblewoman

Yūsuke Iseya
伊勢谷友介

Momoko Kato
加藤桃子

Mika Kitajima
Mika Kitajima

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2013-09-01

  • Average

    7.6

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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    日本語
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