Japan Synopsis
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Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan’s most powerful warlord, unifying the country.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Rikyu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Teshigahara Productions
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
Rikyu holds position #36 of 110 Japan films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 44 titles released, including Rikyu. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (280 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 43 other Japan films in 1989.
The 797th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Rikyu, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- old men · 1
- historical · 28
- tradition · 9
- tea · 6
- japan · 454
- biography · 75
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,653 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #720 of 1,933 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Teshigahara Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 15m |
| Release Date | September 15, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0098204 |