Ask This of Rikyu

Ask This of Rikyu (2013)

7.3 124 min Movie
DramaHistoryRomance

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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Cast

Ichikawa Ebizo XI Ichikawa Ebizo XI Sen no Rikyu
Miki Nakatani Miki Nakatani Son
Nao Omori Nao Omori Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Clara Lee Clara Lee Joseon noblewoman
Yūsuke Iseya Yūsuke Iseya
Ichikawa Danjūrō XII Ichikawa Danjūrō XII
Riko Narumi Riko Narumi
Seiji Fukushi Seiji Fukushi
Naoki Kawano Naoki Kawano
Yoshihiko Hakamada Yoshihiko Hakamada
Tomoka Kurotani Tomoka Kurotani
Rei Dan Rei Dan

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