Rikyu

Rikyu

135 mins | Drama | Sept. 15, 1989

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.

Rikyu

135 mins | Drama | Sept. 15, 1989

Rikyu
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Teshigahara Productions
Original title 利休
Directors Hiroshi Teshigahara
Writers Yaeko Nogami, Genpei Akasegawa, Hiroshi Teshigahara

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

as Rikyu

Yoshiko Mita

as Riki's Wife

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Kyōko Kishida

as Wife

Tanie Kitabayashi

as Mother

Ryō Tamura

as Lord Hidenaga

Kōshirō Matsumoto

as Lord Oda

Kichiemon Nakamura II

as Lord Ieyasu

Yasosuke Bando

as Mitsanari

Akira Kubo

as Geni

Keishi Arashi

as Orike

Hisashi Igawa

as Soji

Ichirô Zaitsu

as Abbott Kokei

Hideo Kanze

as Rikyu's Brother-in-Law

Masao Imafuku

as Ceramist

Ruis Marques

as Stefano

Donald Richie

as Priest

Sayoko Yamaguchi

as Chieha