Rikyu (1989)
2h 15m
Running Time
September 15, 1989Release Date

Plot.
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan’s most powerful warlord, unifying the country.
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Cast & Crew.

Rentaro Mikuni
Rikyu

Yoshiko Mita
Riki's Wife

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Kyôko Kishida
Wife

Tanie Kitabayashi
Mother

Ryo Tamura
Lord Hidenaga

Matsumoto Hakuō II
Lord Oda

Kichiemon Nakamura II
Lord Ieyasu

Bandō Mitsugorō X
Mitsanari

Akira Kubo
Geni

Keishi Arashi
Orike

Hisashi Igawa
Soji

Genpei Akasegawa
Writer

Ichirō Zaitsu
Abbott Kokei

Hideo Kanze
Rikyu's Brother-in-Law

Masao Imafuku
Ceramist

Ruis Marques
Stefano

Donald Richie
Priest

Sayoko Yamaguchi
Chieha

Hiroshi Teshigahara
Director / Writer

Genpei Akasegawa
Writer

Yaeko Nogami
Novel

Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer

Toshio Taniguchi
Editor

Fujio Morita
Director of Photography

Yoshisuke Mae
Producer

Hiroshi Morie
Producer

Emi Wada
Costume Design

Kyōko Enami
Media.






Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 1989
Original Name利休
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 15m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
biography
japan
tradition
tea
historical
old men
jidai geki
sengoku period
Wiki.
Rikyu (利休, Rikyū, 1989) is Hiroshi Teshigahara's film about Sen no Rikyū, a 16th-century master of the Japanese tea ceremony. The film was adapted from the novel of Yaeko Nogami. The film was ranked the 7th best film of the year by Kinema Junpo in 1989. It was one of two major biographical drama films directed in 1989 about the life of Sen no Rikyū, the other was Death of a Tea Master by Kei Kumai. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee.
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