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Death of a Tea Master (1989)
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Original name: 千利休 本覺坊遺文
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master's death.
Style:
meditative, art house, jidai geki, period drama, f word
Plot:
samurai, philosophy, ritual, spirituality, minimalism, memory, legacy, flashback, biopic, political intrigue, samurai era, visionary, cultural conflict, creative process, suicide, japanese history, cigarette smoking, flashbacks
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan
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Most similar movies to Death of a Tea Master
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out period drama, art house, melancholic and historical drama films with plots about biopic, samurai, japanese history, political intrigue, feudal japan, betrayal and samurai sword mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Death of a Tea Master: Rikyu (1989), Samurai Banners (1969), The Death of Socrates (2010), The Assassination of Ryoma (1974), Concert at the End of Summer (1980). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan's most powerful warlord, unifying the country. Rikyu, through the tea ceremony and ...
Style:
contemplative, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
samurai, medieval, painting, painter, art, clan, great ending, buddhism, samurai sword, old man, biopic, tradition ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century
Place:
japan, china, korea, asia
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Feudal Japan, 1543 to 1562. Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, jidai geki
Plot:
samurai, power relations, politics, military, state affairs, betrayal, dishonesty, heroes, master warrior, fall in love, medieval, samurai sword ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
This is the story of the first martyr of free speech. Socrates is on trial for his life. He will be put to death and he knows it. 2500 years later we remember his words. The Death of Socrates was filmed in 10 countries by 23 filmmakers in 7 ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, contemplative, experimental, art house ...
Plot:
monologue, legacy, martyrdom, death, philosopher, memory, trial, experimental narrative, visionary, biopic, minimalism, justice ...
Place:
ancient greece, greece, athens greece
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
Style:
intense, ironic, melancholic, art house, bleak ...
Plot:
samurai, assassination, conspiracy, historical figure, feudal japan, political intrigue, biopic, betrayal, revolution, character study, nationalism, swordplay ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan
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27%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A docudrama about four weeks in the life of famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The drama - filled with many of Dvorak's compositions - begins when the composer suddenly decides to cut a concert in London and return home. While on the train, ...
Style:
emotional, reflective, dramatic, art house, period drama
Plot:
composer, biopic, classical music, flashback, inspiration, nostalgia, melancholy, musical performance, orchestra, creative process, memory, violinist ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century
Place:
central europe, london
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
Style:
tense, emotional, stylized, black and white, jidai geki ...
Plot:
samurai, father son relationship, feudal japan, rebellion, revenge, medieval, forced marriage, martial arts, violence, vengeance, kidnapping, family relations ...
Time:
18th century, year 1967, 70s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of a charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.
Style:
tense, grim, art house, period drama
Plot:
oppression, samurai, rebellion, religious conflict, japanese history, sacrifice, idealism, social justice, tragedy, samurai era, martyrdom, national identity ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant ...
Style:
melancholic, grim, black and white, art house, tragic ...
Plot:
samurai, murder, mother son conflict, arranged marriage, tragedy, forbidden love, manipulation, class conflict, political intrigue, gender roles, samurai sword, clan ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, ...
Style:
historical drama, grim, melancholic, jidai geki, period drama
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, tokugawa shogunate, medieval, edo period, sword fight, honor, loyalty, samurai sword, martial arts, betrayal, feudal japan ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan, kyoto japan
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Spain
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York City’s downtown art scene and the personal struggles and epiphanies that define an artist’s life.
Style:
reflective, art house, avant garde, experimental, period drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, interview, artist, photography, intimate, creative process, introspection, conversation, urban, memory, epiphany ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
22%
10K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The life of the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, the late YS Rajasekhara Reddy.
Style:
intense, emotional, inspirational, political drama, period drama
Plot:
legacy, biopic, public service, power struggle, tribute, election campaign, mourning
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
The film consists of two parts: “Insomnia” and “Departure”. We shall meet Lev Tolstoy in the final years of his life at Yasnaya Polyana. We shall see him surrounded by his family, friends, acquaintances and absolute strangers who were ...
Style:
contemplative, philosophical, melancholic, meditative, art house ...
Plot:
biopic, death, writer's life, character study, insomnia, introspection, isolation, spiritual journey, social injustice, memory, writers, flashback ...
Time:
turn of the century
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, realistic, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, sword fight, tragic hero, human spirit, life is a bitch, political unrest, duel, emperor, martial arts, unfulfillment, hopes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Naotora Ii is a woman given a male name, who succeeded as the head of the Ii family during the Warring States period when her father passed away. With her wisdom, courage and affection for loved ones, Naotora lived through turbulent times and paved ...
Style:
historical drama, thought provoking, captivating, melancholic, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
samurai, woman, civil war, female protagonist, feudal japan, gender roles, resilience, japanese woman, fight for supremacy, power struggle, struggle for survival, dynasty ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
21%
416
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In the years between WWI and the rise of Fascism, legendary thespian Eleonora Duse shocks everyone by getting back onstage at over 60 years of age. Struggling with the brutality of historical events unfolding and clinging to the possibility of ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, existential, philosophical, art house ...
Plot:
theater, biopic, character study, political unrest, sacrifice, mortality, resilience, legacy, social change, illness, memory, slow burn ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The life of medieval author Christine de Pizan (Amanda Sandrelli).
Style:
historical drama, period piece, inspirational, melancholic, art house
Plot:
biopic, medieval, female protagonist, character study, literary, female empowerment, thoughtful, gender roles, feminism, creative process, legacy, education ...
Time:
14th century
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
japanese history, fight, leadership, samurai, castle, feudal japan, bravery, protector, showdown, battles, warrior, power struggle ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century, 2010s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a ...
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, epic, family saga ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
samurai, historical figure, political intrigue, feudal japan, life, politics, political unrest, power politics, rise to power, biopic, leadership, power struggle ...
Time:
12th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
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166
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Croatia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The film is set in mid-16th century, at a time when the entire eastern Mediterranean is dominated by two great empires, the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, with the small but wealthy maritime republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik) ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece, bleak, tense, art house
Plot:
diplomacy, political intrigue, palace intrigue, renaissance, loyalty, moral dilemma, national identity, betrayal, moral ambiguity, censorship
Time:
16th century
Place:
ottoman empire, italy, florence
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Into an era seething with war and revolution, a man comes with an incredible power to heal a nation...or destroy it. Based on the true story of one of the most powerful and mysterious figures in Russian history.
Style:
mysterious, esoteric, captivating, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
czar, royal family, murder, biopic, visionary, drunk, occult, political intrigue, realism, magical, world war one, royalty ...
Time:
year 1916, edwardian era
Place:
russia
Similarity:
20%
657
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
This tragic drama shows a young man fettered by Bushido, the way of the Samurai, who tried to escape the chains of his position, but was being forced to die. When the Tokugawa Shogunate ruled the land, Tatsuno castle in Wakisaka Clan's home of ...
Style:
tense, bleak, art house, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
samurai, duel, revenge, feudal japan, honor, samurai sword, violence, corruption, shame, infamy, mental breakdown, character study ...
Time:
17th century, 60s, 20th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
Broadcast TV drama NHK broadcast on January 4 to December 13, 1987 (Showa 62). In the questionnaire survey conducted by NHK, it is shining in the most favorite river drama.
The original is Yamaka Sosaichi's novel "Date Masamune", the ...
Style:
historical drama, tense, melancholic
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, feudal japan, ambition, biopic, leadership, political intrigue, power struggle, rise to power, palace intrigue, literary, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century
Place:
east asia, asia, japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined to win his love that they volunteer as subjects for his experiments
Style:
period piece, historical drama, grim, melancholic, art house ...
Plot:
anesthetic, feudal japan, biopic, ethical dilemma, romantic rivalry, family tragedy, obsession, family relations, asian history, tragic romance, character study, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.
Style:
historical drama, political thriller, period piece, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
japanese history, military coup, biopic, revolutionary, nationalism, violence, authoritarianism, assassination attempt, power struggle, anti establishment, fanaticism, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
1930s, year 1936
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
529
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The world-famous woodblock artist Hokusai, a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
Style:
manga, jidai geki, erotic
Plot:
female nudity, nude model, painter, master apprentice relationship, suicide by hanging, single father, obsession, father daughter relationship, art, biopic, japanese culture, erotic art ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
japan, mount fuji
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Based on the ancient Japanese Tale of Genji. This film is set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to ...
Style:
historical romance, stylized, melancholic, art house, period drama
Plot:
sex, asian history, marriage, adaptation, japanese history, literary, palace intrigue, poetry, biopic, forbidden love, all female cast, gender roles ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Rohit, a Gujarati, studies the life of Anthony Firengee, and in the process meets with a mysterious man Kushawl Hajra.
Style:
captivating, emotional, art house, melancholic, period drama
Plot:
poet, biopic, reincarnation, life, musician's life, love and romance, historical character, music, relationships, lifestyle, historical figure, musician ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
kolkata
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A dedicated artist from Russian Georgia struggles to get recognition.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, meditative, lyrical, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
painter, art, painting, artist, art history, biopic, poverty, tragedy, starvation, loneliness, tragic hero, sacrifice ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
soviet union, russia
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great generals of Japanese history-Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu. With political savvy and the support ...
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, disturbing, educational ...
Plot:
samurai, feudal japan, male female relationship, harem, relationships, life, loyalty, power struggle, biopic, political intrigue, rise to power, honor ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
intense, art house, melancholic, grim, bleak ...
Plot:
poet, biopic, suicide, tragedy, scandal, literary, alcoholism, rebellion, character study, self destructing, tragic hero, bohemian ...
Time:
60s
Place:
poland
Similarity:
19%
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