Death of a Tea Master (1989)
1h 47m
Running Time
October 7, 1989Release Date
Death of a Tea Master (1989)
1h 47m
Running Time
October 7, 1989Release Date
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Plot.
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.
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Cast & Crew.
Eiji Okuda
Honkakubo
Toshirō Mifune
Rikyu Sen-no
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Urakusai Oda
Shinsuke Ashida
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Gō Katō
Oribe Furuta
Kei Kumai
Director
Eijirō Tōno
Kokei
Taketoshi Naitō
Toyobo
Yasushi Inoue
Writer
Yaeko Nogami
Writer
Tsunehiko Kamijô
Soji Yamagami
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Taro Kawano
Sotan Sen-no
Teizō Muta
Daitokuya
Kazunobu Yamaguchi
Producer
Teizō Matsumura
Composer
Media.
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Wiki.
Death of a Tea Master (Japanese: 千利休 本覺坊遺文, Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun also known as Sen no Rikyū: Honkakubo's Student Writings) is a 1989 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It is based on real life events of Sen no Rikyū, particularly the events surrounding his ritual suicide. It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Silver Lion.