Rikyu (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.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
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Rentaro Mikuni as Rikyu |
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Yoshiko Mita as Riki's Wife |
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Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hideyoshi Toyotomi |
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Kyôko Kishida as Wife |
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Tanie Kitabayashi as Mother |
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Ryo Tamura as Lord Hidenaga |
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Matsumoto Hakuō II as Lord Oda |
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Kichiemon Nakamura II as Lord Ieyasu |
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Bandō Mitsugorō X as Mitsanari |
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Akira Kubo as Geni |
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Keishi Arashi as Orike |
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Hisashi Igawa as Soji |
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Ichirō Zaitsu as Abbott Kokei |
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Hideo Kanze as Rikyu's Brother-in-Law |
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Masao Imafuku as Ceramist |
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Ruis Marques as Stefano |
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Donald Richie as Priest |
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Sayoko Yamaguchi as Chieha |
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Kyōko Enami as |
| Directing | Hiroshi Teshigahara | Director |
| Writing | Genpei Akasegawa | Writer |
| Writing | Yaeko Nogami | Novel |
| Writing | Hiroshi Teshigahara | Writer |
| Sound | Toru Takemitsu | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Toshio Taniguchi | Editor |
| Camera | Fujio Morita | Director of Photography |
| Production | Yoshisuke Mae | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emi Wada | Costume Design |
| Production | Hiroshi Morie | Producer |