Season 1
39 episodes · Apr 7, 2011
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S1E1Would You Die for a Teakettle!?
Apr 7, 201125mMatsunaga Hisahide has risen in rebellion against warlord Nobunaga Oda. The aesthete Furuta Sasuke is ordered to negotiate for peace.
S1E2Fantasy of the Tea Room
Apr 14, 201125mAraki Murashige rises in rebellion against Nobunaga. Sasuke plots to exploit his marriage to the sister of Araki's most trusted vassal.
S1E3Stairway to the Heaven
Apr 21, 201125mSasuke becomes a pupil of the tea master Sen-no Sôeki. Nobunaga reveals his ambition to unify Japan and then wage war on the continent.
S1E4Kind of Black
Apr 28, 201125mSôeki invites Sasuke and Hideyoshi for a tea ceremony. During Sasuke's absence, Sôeki approaches Hideyoshi with a terrifying plot.
S1E5Strategic Incitation
May 5, 201125mNobunaga bestows the loot from Tottori Castle upon Hideyoshi. Sasuke bonds with the general and secretly replaces a valuable teascoop from the collection with one of his own fabrication.
S1E6Let's Spend The Takeda
May 12, 201125mAs Nobunaga goes through with his unification attempts, Sasuke tries to distinguish himself by participating in the sieges on various castles.
S1E7Mt. Fuji Skyline
May 19, 201125mMitsuhide Akechi is manipulated by Sôeki and Hideyoshi, planting the seeds of rebellion against Nobunaga.
S1E8Dining in Hell
May 26, 201125mIeyasu Tokugawa visits Azuchi Castle to celebrate Lord Nobunaga's recent victory. Sasuke is tasked to lure him into throwing a fit at the party.
S1E9Ruthless License
Jun 2, 201125mNobunaga travels to the imperial court at Kyoto with a small guard. He is lodged in the Honno-ji temple complex, which Sasuke has always dreamed of visiting.
S1E10God of Sorrow
Jun 9, 201125mOn the night of June 2, 1582, Sasuke has an ominous feeling and hurries to Kyoto, in time to witness the end of an era.
S1E11Orphan Message
Jun 16, 201125mThe late Oda's vassals are forced to take sides as a civil war looms.
S1E12White Castle Blues
Jun 23, 201125mAzuchi Castle is put under Akechi's command. When Sôeki visits the place, he finds it quite different.
S1E13Aesthete's Roast
Jun 30, 201125mBoth Akechi and Sasuke learn who assassinated Nobunaga, and are faced with the biggest moral conflict of their lives.
S1E14Midnight Purple Sorrow
Jul 7, 201125mAkechi, after being crushingly defeat by the Hashiba force, has his final supper with his closest vassals. There, he experiences the essence of "Wabi".
S1E15The Times, They Are A-Changin'
Jul 14, 201125mSôeki advises the new government to burn down Azuchi Castle, tainted by the late Akechi's aesthetic, whilst Sasuke meets Hideyoshi, who now reigns supreme.
S1E16Tweets of Separation
Jul 21, 201125mSasuke is assigned by Hideyoshi to reconcile with Ieyasu.
S1E17Changing Man
Jul 28, 201125mHideyoshi is named chief advisor to the Emperor. Sasuke is promoted as well, receiving the name of "Oribe Furuta". Oribe begins to focus seriously on the production of Mino pottery.
S1E18Only One Flower in the World
Aug 4, 201125mHideyoshi gives Sôeki the honorable name of "Sen-no Rikyû". Rikyû once again invites Hideyoshi to a bold plot.
S1E19Woman from Nagoya
Aug 25, 201125mFriction between Rikyû and Hideyoshi increases. Meanwhile, Oribe aspires to master the way of tea, but lacks the confidence to succeed.
S1E20The Deep Hole of Imperfection
Sep 1, 201125mOribe visits the tea master Hechikan, once a fellow student of Rikyû, to deepen his understanding of wabi aesthetics.
S1E21First Love
Sep 8, 201125mOribe has trouble financing an army to keep up with Hideyoshi's endeavors. However, when he is tasked to show Ieyasu around Kyoto, he smells a chance.
S1E22The Devil's Whisper
Sep 15, 201125mThe Kyushu conquest begins. In the battle against the Akizuki troops, Oribe gets help from Nobushige Sanada, and sneaks into Kosyozan Castle.
S1E23Come On, My Juraku
Sep 22, 201125mHideyoshi announces a great tea gathering to commemorate the subjugation of Kyushu and the erection of Jurakudai Castle.
S1E24Take Me to Kitano
Sep 29, 201125mTea masters from all over Japan gather in Kyoto for Hideyoshi's great tea gathering. Oribe has an elaborate plan to outdo them all.
S1E25Start From the Beginning Again
Oct 6, 201125mHechikan's simplistic tea ceremony wins him the first place in Hideyoshi's competition. Inspired by his success, Oribe makes a misguided attempt to refine his wabi.
S1E26The Cursed Night
Oct 13, 201125mHechikan forces both Oribe and Rikyû to reflect on their rigid ways.
S1E27Anarchy in Japan
Oct 20, 201125mRikyû and Oribe together undergo a maturation, as they rediscover the fun and freedom in wabi.
S1E28Furuta Oribe and Fires
Oct 27, 201125mRikyû's most promising disciple, Souji Yamanoue, finally finds his place in the Kanto region, just as Hideyoshi is preparing an invasion.
S1E29Kanto Survival
Nov 3, 201125mThe Odawara conquest begins. Rikyû meets Souji again. They were pleased with each other's mental growth.
S1E30Edo Frontier
Nov 10, 201125mDuring Hideyoshi's feudal reforms, Ieyasu is granted a new domain: Edo.
S1E31Forgive My Silence
Nov 17, 201125mHideyoshi and Rikyû's relationship continues to deteriorate. Oribe is attacked by the impetuous Date Masamune.
S1E32Aesthete's Crossroad
Nov 24, 201125mTo his dismay, Hideyoshi finds his courtiers will never support him to the fullest.
S1E33The Shadow Tea King
Dec 1, 201125mOribe invites Rikyû to a hot spring with ocean view, and is motivated to change his course.
S1E34The Crybaby Under the Sun
Dec 8, 201125mRikyû is angered when Hideyoshi confiscates his greatest treasure and only daughter. Meanwhile, Oribe produces the first true piece of Oribe pottery.
S1E35New Guilty Partner
Dec 15, 201125mThe reception of Oribe's latest cup is highly positive. Josui Kuroda visits the gravely ill Hidenaga Toyotomi.
S1E36You're the Chosen One
Jan 5, 201225mAware that Hideyoshi's advisers are planning to dispose of him, Rikyû invites Ieyasu to a tea ceremony.
S1E37The Man Who Destroyed the "World"
Jan 12, 201225mMasamune angered Hideyoshi again. He goes to Oribe and Takayama for advice on how to make up to his lord.
S1E38Dusk at Yodo River
Jan 19, 201225mRikyû is ordered by Hideyoshi to seclude himself at Sakai. Oribe and Tadaoki see him off at the Yodo river.
S1E39Aren't You a Fan of Imperfection?
Jan 26, 201225mHideyoshi orders Rikyû to commit seppuku, and appoints an executioner: Furuta Oribe.