Rikyu (1989)
Overview
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
Rikyu
Yoshiko Mita
Riki's Wife
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Kyôko Kishida
Wife
Tanie Kitabayashi
Mother
Ryo Tamura
Lord Hidenaga
Matsumoto Hakuō II
Lord Oda
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Lord Ieyasu
Bandō Mitsugorō X
Mitsanari
Akira Kubo
Geni
Hisashi Igawa
Soji
Ichirō Zaitsu
Abbott Kokei
Hideo Kanze
Rikyu's Brother-in-Law
Masao Imafuku
Ceramist
Donald Richie
Priest
Sayoko Yamaguchi
Chieha
Kyōko Enami
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