Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
Ask This of Rikyu (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.

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Ichikawa Ebizo XI Ichikawa Ebizo XI As: Sen no Rikyu
Miki Nakatani Miki Nakatani As: Son
Nao Ômori Nao Ômori As: Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Clara Lee Clara Lee As: Joseon noblewoman
Yûsuke Iseya Yûsuke Iseya As:
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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.


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, History, Romance

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 01 September 2013

Country: JP

Runtime: 124m

Company Credits

Company: Toei Company, Toei Studios Kyoto, Kinoshita Group, Toei Video Company, TV Tokyo, Tokyu Agency, TV Osaka, Creators' Union, Nippan Group Holdings, PHP Institute, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, King Records

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Directed By

Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Mitsutoshi Tanaka

Director

Kazumi Matsuzawa

Kazumi Matsuzawa

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Oji Morita

Oji Morita

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Lighting

Kiyoto Ando

Kiyoto Ando

Lighting Director

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