Flower and Sword
127 mins
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.
Tadashi Onitsuka
Novel
Tomoko Kurata
Art Direction
真柴紀子
Costumer
Hideshi Nakagomi
Decorator
Shûji Asano
VFX Supervisor
Tatsuya Osada
Gaffer
Hirohide Abe
Editor
Kazuo Kato
Producer
Naruhiko Yanagisako
Producer
Yoshiko Morishita
Screenplay
Yasuo Hasegawa
Co-Writer
Kenji Nakanishi
Co-Writer
Tokushô Kikumura
Director of Photography