Flower and Sword

2017 2h 7m JA

🙌

8.0

BANGER

⭐

6.3

IMDB

★8.0TMDB · 1★6.3IMDB · 93

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tetsuo Shinohara
Writers: Yoshiko Morishita, Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenji Nakanishi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 9 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CRAFT

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Mansai Nomura and Ennosuke Ichikawa and Kiichi Nakai carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt5493172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tetsuo Shinohara directs. Tokushō Kikumura behind the camera. Joe Hisaishi scores. Hirohide Abe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joe Hisaishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mansai Nomura and Ennosuke Ichikawa and Kiichi Nakai carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt5493172 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.