Death of a Tea Master (1989)

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107 min - Drama | History - 1 June 1990 (USA)

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Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Eiji Okuda	...	Honkakubo
	Toshirô Mifune	...	Rikyu Sen-no
	Kinnosuke Nakamura	...	Urakusai Oda
	Gô Katô	...	Oribe Furuta
	Shinsuke Ashida	...	Hideyoshi Toyotomi
	Eijirô Tôno	...	Kokei
	Taketoshi Naitô	...	Toyobo
	Tsunehiko Kamijô	...	Soji Yamagami
	Taro Kawano	...	Sotan Sen-no
	Teizô Muta	...	Daitokuya

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Storyline

Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death. Years before: Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan. His daughter, the beautiful Lady Ogin, has an unrequited love for Lord Ukon, who has angered Hideyoshi by becoming a Christian convert. Ogin's father Rikyu also displeases Hideyoshi by opposing the warlord's plan to invade China and Korea. When the animalistic Hideyoshi is rejected by Ogin, he threatens her and her father with arrest and worse. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

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Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Jidai Geki | Tea Ceremony | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Genres:

Drama | History

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

1 June 1990 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La mort d'un maître de thé See more »

Filming Locations:

Kyoto, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seiyu Production, Shôchiku Eiga, Teshigahara Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

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