Flower and Sword

2h 7min

Comedy

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Toei Company

Kinoshita Group

Toei Video Company

Takedahonsha

Taneya

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS

The Asahi Shimbun

Nippan Group Holdings

Destiny

Ennet

Cast

Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Senko Ikenobo
Ennosuke Ichikawa

Ennosuke Ichikawa

Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Nobunaga Oda
Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Toshiie Maeda
Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Sen no Rikyu
Eisaku Yoshida

Eisaku Yoshida

Mitsunari Ishida
Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Buddhist Nun Jochin

Release date

3rd Jun 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語