Death of a Tea Master (1989)

Original title

千利休 本覺坊遺文

Directed by

Kei Kumai

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A master of the tea ceremony is ordered to commit suicide by a powerful ruler. The film follows his final days and the reflections of his student.

meditativemelancholicsolemnslow-burncontemplativeelegiacvisually austerehistorical

What happens

Death of a Tea Master (Japanese: 千利休 本覺坊遺文, Hepburn: 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 an adaptation of the novel Hongakubō ibun by Yasushi Inoue, which is based on real life events of Sen no Rikyū during the late Muromachi period, 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. Toho released the film on October 7, 1989, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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