Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master
Film poster
Directed byKei Kumai
Screenplay byYoshikata Yoda
Based onHongakubō ibun
by Yasushi Inoue[1]
Starring
CinematographyMasao Tochizawa
Edited byOsamu Inoue
Music byTeizo Matsumura
Production
company
Seiyu
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • October 7, 1989 (1989-10-07) (Japan)
  • May 1, 1990 (1990-05-01) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Death of a Tea Master (Japanese: 千利休 本覺坊遺文, Hepburn: 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.[2] It is an adaptation of the novel Hongakubō ibun by Yasushi Inoue,[1] which 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.[3][1] Toho released the film on October 7, 1989, in Japan.

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References

  1. ^ a b c "デジタル大辞泉プラス「千利休 本覺坊遺文」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ^ "映画監督の熊井啓氏が死去". Fuji Sankei Shinbun. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.