Death of a Tea Master

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Death of a Tea Master

1989

1h 47m

5.5(12 votes)

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Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.

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奥田瑛二

Honkakubo

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三船敏郎

Rikyu Sen-no

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加藤剛

Oribe Furuta

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萬屋錦之介

Urakusai Oda

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芦田伸介

Hideyoshi Toyotomi

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東野英治郎

Kokei

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内藤武敏

Toyobo

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上條恒彦

Soji Yamagami

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川野太郎

Sotan Sen-no

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牟田悌三

Daitokuya

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真実一路

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有馬昌彦

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岩下浩

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Ken Izumi

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Takami Morioka

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歌澤寅右衛門

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