Rikyu (1989)

7.5/10 135 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

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

Hisashi Igawa

Soji

Ichirō Zaitsu

Abbott Kokei

Hideo Kanze

Rikyu's Brother-in-Law

Masao Imafuku

Ceramist

Donald Richie

Priest

Sayoko Yamaguchi

Chieha

Kyōko Enami

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