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title: 'Death of a Tea Master (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kei Kumai'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-of-a-tea-master-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098287/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death of a Tea Master (1989)

1989 · 107 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 千利休 本覺坊遺文

## Synopsis

Death of a Tea Master , also known as Sen no Rikyū: Honkakubo's Student Writings, is a 1989 Japanese biographical drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It is an adaptation of the novel Hongakubō ibun by Yasushi Inoue, 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. Toho released the film on October 7, 1989, in Japan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kei Kumai](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-kumai)
- **Screenplay:** [Yasushi Inoue](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasushi-inoue)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Teizo Matsumura](https://cinepixo.com/people/teizo-matsumura)

## Cast

- [Toshirō Mifune](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mifune)
- [Yorozuya Kinnosuke](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorozuya-kinnosuke)
- [Eiji Okuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/eiji-okuda)
- [Gō Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/go-kato)
- [Shinsuke Ashida](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinsuke-ashida)

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