One day in April at the end of the 16th century, in the Kyoto soaked by a torrential rain, in a rather unremarkable mansion, the life of a generation [Expand All]
One day in April at the end of the 16th century, in the Kyoto soaked by a torrential rain, in a rather unremarkable mansion, the life of a generation of celebrities was coming to an end. The owner of the house is Sen no Rikyu (played by Ichikawa Kairozo), a world-renowned tea ceremony master. Looking back, in the chaotic Warring States period, he was favored by Oda Nobunaga (played by Isetani Yusuke) and once used his influence to save the dying Hachiba Hideyoshi (played by Omori Minato). The heroic empire vanished into thin air, and Hideyoshi became a new generation of warlord. However, he gradually became dissatisfied with Rikyu's uncompromising pursuit of beauty and his indifferent contempt for power. The rift between the two, who were not supposed to have any connection, grew wider and wider, which seemed to have predestined Rikyu's tragedy. With his life drawing to a close, Rikyu, accompanied and questioned by his wife, Soen (played by Miki Nakatani), recalls his past years and the love story of his youth that was deeply engraved in his heart and shaped his destiny...[Collapse]
