Chronicles the trials and tribulations of Oribe, the successor to tea-master Rikyu, Usu, his gardener, and Princess Goh, who attempt to balance artistic expression and duty amid political intrigue in feudal Japan.
May 12, 1935 in Tokyo, Japan
17 November 1936, Shenyang, Occupied Manchuria
September 6, 1961 in Osaka, Japan
August 19, 1942
6 April 1973, Tokyo, Japan
January 20, 1923 in Gunma, Japan
February 9, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan
December 8, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan
August 31, 1965 in Shizuoka, Japan
1 July 1940, Osaka, Japan
September 4, 1935 in Hokkaido, Japan
October 18, 1911 in Tokyo, Japan
13 December 1932, Tokyo, Japan
October 15, 1942 in Tokyo, Japan

