Movie: Death of a Tea Master

Top 10 Billed Cast

Eiji Okuda
奥田瑛二

Honkakubo

Toshirō Mifune
三船敏郎

Rikyu Sen-no

Gō Katō
加藤剛

Oribe Furuta

Kinnosuke Nakamura
萬屋錦之介

Urakusai Oda

Shinsuke Ashida
芦田伸介

Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Eijirō Tōno
東野英治郎

Kokei

Taketoshi Naitō
内藤武敏

Toyobo

Tsunehiko Kamijô
上條恒彦

Soji Yamagami

Taro Kawano
川野太郎

Sotan Sen-no

Teizō Muta
牟田悌三

Daitokuya

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    Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.

  • Release Date

    1989-10-07

  • Average

    5.542

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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