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Directed by | Mitsutoshi Tanaka |
Screenplay by | Eriko Komatsu |
Based on | Rikyu ni tazuneyo by Kenichi Yamamoto |
Starring | Ichikawa Ebizō XI Miki Nakatani Ichikawa Danjūrō XII Yūsuke Iseya |
Cinematography | Takeshi Hamada |
Edited by | Kazunobu Fujita |
Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
Distributed by | Toei |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | ¥664 billion (US$6.36 million) |
Ask This of Rikyu (利休にたずねよ, Rikyū ni tazuneyo) is a 2013 Japanese biographical film directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka[1] and based on a novel by Kenichi Yamamoto. This film won the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award, and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Leading Actor.[2][3]