Steeped As In Tea
Tuesday Afternoon Matinee
I am sad that the internet takes 5 to 10 years to locate anything as precious as this..
I came upon it by searching Ai-Wei-wei on LJ, a fluke
I am going to check out the film that is mentioned here
It seems to be steeped in Japanese culture..
"Everything stops for tea..."
It sounds amazing!
"Ask This of Rikyu" - Mitsutoshi Tanaka - 2013
Japan Film Festival of San Francisco 2014
San Francisco Premiere
Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Starring Ebizo Ichikawa, Miki Nakatani, Nao Omori
You can actually watch it here : [Spoiler (click to open)]
Japanese with English subtitles
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).
I'm glad it was here!
dr. π (pi)
.
I am sad that the internet takes 5 to 10 years to locate anything as precious as this..
I came upon it by searching Ai-Wei-wei on LJ, a fluke
I am going to check out the film that is mentioned here
It seems to be steeped in Japanese culture..
"Everything stops for tea..."
It sounds amazing!
"Ask This of Rikyu" - Mitsutoshi Tanaka - 2013
Japan Film Festival of San Francisco 2014
San Francisco Premiere
Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Starring Ebizo Ichikawa, Miki Nakatani, Nao Omori
You can actually watch it here : [Spoiler (click to open)]
Japanese with English subtitles
Click to viewSen 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).
I'm glad it was here!
dr. π (pi)
.