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Genpei Akasegawa (writer)
Yaeko Nogami (novel)
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18 January 1991 (USA) more
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Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting... more | add synopsis
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11 wins & 9 nominations more
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Great film....Lousy DVD more (4 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Rentarô Mikuni | ... | Rikyu |
| Yoshiko Mita | ... | Riki, his wife |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki | ... | Hideyoshi Toyotomi |
| Kyôko Kishida | ... | His wife |
| Tanie Kitabayashi | ... | His mother |
| Sayaka Yamaguchi | ... | Chieha, his mistress |
| Ryo Tamura | ... | Lord Hidenaga, his brother |
| Koshiro Matsumoto | ... | Lord Oda |
| Kichiemon Nakamura | ... | Lord Ieyasu |
| Yasosuke Bando | ... | Mitsanari |
| Akira Kubo | ... | Geni |
| Keishi Arashi | ... | Orike, Rikyu's friend |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Soji |
| Ichirô Zaitsu | ... | Abbott Kokei |
| Hideo Kanze | ... | Rikyu's brother in law |
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135 min | Sweden:115 min
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Without knowing much of the history, I found this to be very absorbing - slow tempo or not - and Teshigahara's understated style is perfect. The performances (especially the title character) are top-notch, and the heavily detailed sets are stunning.
That noted, the DVD available in the US is one of the worst I've ever seen - the pan-and-scan, along with butchering Teshigahara's marvelous compositions, also renders the subtitles unintelligible in spots, and they disappear in brightly lit scenes. The DVD picture quality is grainy, washed-out and blurry, and several weird cuts (especially the scene in which Stefano leaves) betray a transfer from a hastily (or sloppily) edited source. The film is great enough that I'd encourage a viewing, but beware that (if you watch the DVD) that the quality will be atrocious.