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Death of a Tea Master

1989·107 min

Death of a Tea Master

Directed by Kei Kumai

DramaHistory

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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Honkakubo

Toshirō Mifune

Rikyu Sen-no

Oribe Furuta

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Urakusai Oda

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Screenplay

Teizō Matsumura

Original Music Composer

Masao Tochizawa

Director of Photography

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Death of a Tea Master (1989) is about 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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Kei Kumai directed Death of a Tea Master (1989).

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