Flower and Sword

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 ShinoharaDirector
• Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
• Yoshiko MorishitaScreenplay

• Mansai NomuraSenko Ikenobo
• Ennosuke IchikawaHideyoshi Toyotomi
• Kiichi NakaiNobunaga Oda
• Kuranosuke SasakiToshiie Maeda
• Koichi SatoSen no Rikyu
• Katsumi TakahashiKichiemon
• Aoi MorikawaRen
• Takaya YamauchiSenbaku
• Masato WadaSenbu
• Eisaku YoshidaMitsunari Ishida
• Keiko TakeshitaBuddhist Nun Jochin