Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) 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 (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Ichikawa Ebizo XISen no Rikyu | Sen no Rikyu |
 Miki NakataniSon | Son |
 Nao OmoriHideyoshi Toyotomi | Hideyoshi Toyotomi |
 Clara LeeJoseon noblewoman | Joseon noblewoman |
 Yusuke IseyaNot listed | Not listed |
| IIchikawa Danjūrō XIINot listed | Not listed |
 Riko NarumiNot listed | Not listed |
 Seiji FukushiNot listed | Not listed |
 Naoki KawanoNot listed | Not listed |
 Yoshihiko HakamadaNot listed | Not listed |
 Tomoka KurotaniNot listed | Not listed |
 Rei DanNot listed | Not listed |
 Naoko OhtaniNot listed | Not listed |
 Akira EmotoNot listed | Not listed |
 Masatô IbuNot listed | Not listed |
| KKatsuo NakamuraNot listed | Not listed |