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