'' Rikyu '' ( 利休 '' Rikyū '' , 1989 ) is Hiroshi Teshigahara 's film about the master . The film focuses on the late stages of life of Rikyū , during the highly turbulent Sengoku period of feudal Japan . The film won a number of awards . '' Death of a Tea Master '' ( 千利休 本覺坊遺文 , '' Sen no Rikyu : Honkakubô ibun '' also known as '' Sen no Rikyū : Honkakubo 's Student Writings '' ) is a 1989 biographical drama film directed by Kei Kumai with Toshiro Mifune as the lead character . It is based on the events surrounding his ritual suicide . It was entered into the main competition at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival , in which it won the Silver Lion
43rd Venice International Film Festival
43rd Venice International Film Festival
Sen no Rikyū