It was the Sengoku Era, a time when warring daimyous usurped each other constantly. There was a man whose soul was overtaken by the ways of tea and material greed as he strenuously worked his way up towards greater power and status. His name was Furuta Sasuke, a vassal of Oda Nobunaga in the Yamashiro province. With his world broadened by Oda's genius and Tea Master Sen no Soueki's spiritual insight, Sasuke travelled the road of the jocular fellow. To live or not to live. For power or the arts. That is the question!

Awards:

• 2009 Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Prize
• 14th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Grand Prize (2010)