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

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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