Rikyu (1989)
- Original title
- 利休
- Directed by
- Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 33 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 16th-century tea master serves a powerful warlord. Their bond is tested by politics and the master's own strict principles.
contemplativeelegantslow-pacedsolemnhistoricaldeliberatestatelypoignant
What happens
Rikyu (利休, Rikyū) is a 1989 Japanese drama film about Sen no Rikyū, a 16th-century master of the Japanese tea ceremony, directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. The film was adapted from the novel Hideyoshi to Rikyu by 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 being Death of a Tea Master by Kei Kumai. Rikyu was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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