Ask This of Rikyu
| Ask This of Rikyu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Mitsutoshi Tanaka |
| Based on | Rikyu ni tazune yo by Kenichi Yamamoto |
| Starring | Ichikawa Ebizō XI Miki Nakatani Ichikawa Danjūrō XII Yūsuke Iseya |
Release date |
|
Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥664 billion (US$6.36 million) |
Ask This of Rikyu (利休にたずねよ, Rikyū ni tazune yo) is a 2013 Japanese biographical film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka[1] and based on a novel by Kenichi Yamamoto. This film won the award of Best Artistic Contribution at Montreal World Film Festival in 2013.
Cast
- Ichikawa Ebizō XI , as Sen no Rikyū
- Miki Nakatani , as Souon
- Ichikawa Danjūrō XII , as Takeno Jōō
- Yūsuke Iseya , as Oda Nobunaga
- Nao Ōmori , as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Clara Lee , as a lady of Goryeo
Reception
The film earned ¥664 billion (US$6.36 million) in the month after being released.[2] The film made its Los Angeles premiere at LA Eigafest 2014.
References
- ^ 利休にたずねよ. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (8 January 2014). "Eternal Zero tops Japan's New Year's B.O." Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
 | This article related to a Japanese film of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |