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Ask This of Rikyu (2013)

2h 4m

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September 1, 2013
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Ask This of Rikyu (2013)

Name: Ask This of Rikyu
Genre: Romance, Drama, History
Released: 2013-09-01

2h 4m

Running Time

September 1, 2013
Release Date

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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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Release Date
September 1, 2013

Original Name
利休にたずねよ

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 4m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Romance Drama History

Last updated: 2025-04-21

This Movie Is About.

beauty

tea

seppuku

japan

aesthetic

jidai geki

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Ask This of Rikyu (利休にたずねよ, Rikyū ni tazuneyo) is a 2013 Japanese biographical film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka and based on a novel by Kenichi Yamamoto. This film won 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 Leading Actor.