Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master (Japanese: 千利休 本覺坊遺文, Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun also known as Sen no Rikyū: Honkakubo's Student Writings) is a 1989 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Kei Kumai.^[1] It is based on real life events of Sen no Rikyū during the late Muromachi period, particularly the events surrounding his ritual suicide. It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Silver Lion.^[2][3]

Death of a Tea Master
Directed by	Kei Kumai
Screenplay by	Yoshikata Yoda
Cinematography	Masao Tochizawa
Edited by	Osamu Inoue
Music by	Teizo Matsumura
Release date	1989 (1989)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Eiji Okuda as Honkakubo
• Toshiro Mifune as Sen no Rikyū
• Kinnosuke Yorozuya as Oda Urakusai
• Go Kato as Furuta Oribe
• Shinsuke Ashida as Toyotomi Hideyoshi