Flower and Sword (2017)

  • NR
  • 09/01/2017 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 2h 7m

Overview

In the late 16th century, after the death of Nobunaga Oda, Hideyoshi Toyotomi takes power. The age of war is about to end, but Hideyoshi Toyotomi's rule makes life difficult for the people. Monk Senko Ikenobo is a master of flower arrangement. He prays for peace in the world and tries to give hope to the people with flower arrangement. He becomes good friends with Rikyu. Rikyu is a monk and a politician. He has the most profound influence on chanoyu. Rikyu is forced to commit hara-kiri by Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s order. Monk Senko Ikenobo challenges Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

Tetsuo Shinohara

Director

Tadashi Onitsuka

Novel

Yoshiko Morishita

Screenplay

Cast

Mansai Nomura's headshot

Mansai Nomura

Senko Ikenobo
Ennosuke Ichikawa's headshot

Ennosuke Ichikawa

Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Kiichi Nakai's headshot

Kiichi Nakai

Nobunaga Oda
Kuranosuke Sasaki's headshot

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Toshiie Maeda
Koichi Sato's headshot

Koichi Sato

Sen no Rikyu
Katsumi Takahashi's headshot

Katsumi Takahashi

Kichiemon
Aoi Morikawa's headshot

Aoi Morikawa

Ren
Takaya Yamauchi's headshot

Takaya Yamauchi

Senbaku

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