"Ask Rikyū" ('13 Toei / Kinoshita Group / King Records) DVD Ebizo Ichikawa / Miki Nakatani / Nao Omori / Danjuro Ichikawa / Rei Dan / Yusuke Iseya Main feature: 124 minutes Rental-up item Playback confirmed Sen no Rikyū, a tea master hailed as the "Tea Saint" who perfected wabi-cha. This film offers a new interpretation of his character, exploring his extraordinary obsession with beauty and its origins, based on Kenichi Yamamoto's 140th Naoki Prize-winning novel. The film stars Ebizo Ichikawa, who also starred in "Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai." Rikyū, renowned as the "Number One Tea Master in the Land" under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, eventually fell out of favor with Hideyoshi and was forced to commit seppuku, despite not being a samurai. The film unravels this mystery, along with a secret love affair with a certain woman. In his youth, Rikyū frequented the red-light district and met a woman who had been abducted from Korea. Rikyū was captivated by her noble demeanor and beauty, but their time together was destined to end. Rikyū's passion for this unattainable love leads to a certain incident... ☞ Playback has been confirmed, but we do not guarantee playback on all devices. There may be some noise or video skipping. Please understand and acknowledge these points before purchasing. Please refrain from purchasing if you are overly concerned about these issues. Thank you. #JapaneseMovie #PeriodDrama #HaraKiriDeathOfASamurai #EbizoIchikawa #DanjuroIchikawa #MikiNakatani #NaoOmori #YusukeIseya #DVD