Flower and Sword (2017)
Original title: 花戦さ
Flower and Sword is a 2017 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Tetsuo Shinohara, with a running time of 2h 7m. It stars Mansai Nomura, Ennosuke Ichikawa and Kiichi Nakai.
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.
Quick answers
What is Flower and Sword about?
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.
When was Flower and Sword released?
Flower and Sword was released on 3 June 2017.
How long is Flower and Sword?
Flower and Sword runs 2h 7m.
Who made Flower and Sword?
Flower and Sword was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara.
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Cast
- Mansai Nomura as Senko Ikenobo
- Ennosuke Ichikawa as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
- Kiichi Nakai as Nobunaga Oda
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Toshiie Maeda
- Koichi Sato as Sen no Rikyu
- Katsumi Takahashi as Kichiemon
- Aoi Morikawa as Ren
- Takaya Yamauchi as Senbaku
- Masato Wada as Senbu
- Eisaku Yoshida as Mitsunari Ishida
- Keiko Takeshita as Buddhist Nun Jochin