Rikyu

Amadeus with matcha. A 16th-century tea master instructs a powerful warlord in the subtleties of the ceremony. Teshigahara's austere film quietly contrasts art and brute power.

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Hiroshi Teshigahara directed Rikyu in 1989. See Hiroshi Teshigahara's full filmography, where to start with Hiroshi Teshigahara, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hiroshi Teshigahara.

Rikyu was released in 1989 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 135 minutes.