Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
Country:Japanese
Status:Completed
Date aired:2013
Summary:
Sen no Rikyu 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 and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Adapted from the novel "Rikyu ni Tazuneyo" by Kenichi Yamamoto.
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