Flower and Sword
Overview
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.
Cast
Mansai Nomura
Senko Ikenobo
Ennosuke Ichikawa
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Kiichi Nakai
Nobunaga Oda
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Toshiie Maeda
Koichi Sato
Sen no Rikyu
Katsumi Takahashi
Kichiemon
Aoi Morikawa
Ren
Takaya Yamauchi
Senbaku
Masato Wada
Senbu
Eisaku Yoshida
Mitsunari Ishida
Keiko Takeshita
Buddhist Nun Jochin
