Death of a Tea Master (1989)
Original title: 千利休 本覺坊遺文
Death of a Tea Master is a 1989 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kei Kumai, with a running time of 1h 47m. It stars Eiji Okuda, Toshirō Mifune and Gō Katō.
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.
Cast
- Eiji Okuda as Honkakubo
- Toshirō Mifune as Rikyu Sen-no
- Gō Katō as Oribe Furuta
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Urakusai Oda
- Shinsuke Ashida as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
- Eijirō Tōno as Kokei
- Taketoshi Naitō as Toyobo
- Tsunehiko Kamijô as Soji Yamagami
- Taro Kawano as Sotan Sen-no
- Teizō Muta as Daitokuya
- Ichiro Shinjitsu
- Masahiko Arima