Ask This of Rikyu (利休にたずねよ) 11 years old

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.

Credits

Clara Lee as Joseon noblewoman

Yūsuke Iseya as

Nao Ōmori as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Ebizo Ichikawa as Sen no Rikyu

Miki Nakatani as Son

Ask This of Rikyu Cast

Name	Character
Clara Lee She was 27, now 38 years old	as Joseon noblewoman
Yūsuke Iseya He was 37, now 48 years old
Nao Ōmori He was 41, now 52 years old	as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Ebizo Ichikawa He was 35, now 47 years old	as Sen no Rikyu
Miki Nakatani She was 37, now 48 years old	as Son

Ask This of Rikyu Crew

Name	Department
Kenichi Yamamoto as Novel. He was 37 (now 48) years old	Writing
Mitsutoshi Tanaka as Director. He was 54 (now 66) years old	Directing

Ask This of Rikyu (11 years)

Release day: Sunday, September 01, 2013
Runtime: 124 minutes