Death of a Tea Master

Name: Death of a Tea Master
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1990-06-01
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Gô Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirô Mifune, Eiji Okuda

– Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.20 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 47 Minutes

Release Year:

1989

Original Name:

Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun

Death of a Tea Master (1989) - Also known as Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun

Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.

Producing Country:

Japan

Genre:

History, Drama

Release Date:

01 Jun 1990

Language:

Japanese

Directed by:

Kei Kumai

Story Written By:

Yoshikata Yoda, Yaeko Nogami, Yasushi Inoue

Main Actors:

Gô Katô, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirô Mifune, Eiji Okuda

Plot:

Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death. Years before: Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan. His daughter, the beautiful Lady Ogin, has an unrequited love for Lord Ukon, who has angered Hideyoshi by becoming a Christian convert. Ogin's father Rikyu also displeases Hideyoshi by opposing the warlord's plan to invade China and Korea. When the animalistic Hideyoshi is rejected by Ogin, he threatens her and her father with arrest and worse.

Awards:

5 wins & 12 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

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