Rikyu (1989)
Original title: 利休
Rikyu is a 1989 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara, with a running time of 2h 15m. It stars Rentaro Mikuni, Yoshiko Mita and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
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.
Cast
- Rentaro Mikuni as Rikyu
- Yoshiko Mita as Riki's Wife
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
- Kyôko Kishida as Wife
- Tanie Kitabayashi as Mother
- Ryo Tamura as Lord Hidenaga
- Matsumoto Hakuō II as Lord Oda
- Kichiemon Nakamura II as Lord Ieyasu
- Bandō Mitsugorō X as Mitsanari
- Akira Kubo as Geni
- Keishi Arashi as Orike
- Hisashi Igawa as Soji