Ikebana arranged as to express peace. All gifts of flowers must be in bud, so that the person to whom they are sent may have the pleasure of seeing them openquite a contrast to the present Western idea of everything being forced to perfection before leaving the florist. The spiritual aspect of "kadō" is considered very important to its practitioners. Some practitioners feel silence is needed while making "ikebana" while others feel this is not necessary. It is a time to appreciate things in nature that people often overlook because of their busy lives. It is believed that one becomes more
Ikebana and grand master of the "Sōgetsu-ryū" Hiroshi Teshigahara made the movie titled "Ikebana", which describes his school. "Flower and Sword", released in 2017, tells the story of the development of "ikebana" during the Sengoku period under the rule of the regent Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 16thcentury. It was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara, and was based on a novel by Tadashi Onitsuka. It stars Kamejiro Ichikawa as Lord Hideyoshi, Mansai Nomura as the monk Senko Ikenobo, and Koichi Sato as Sen no Rikyu. Masters and their assistants of the "Ikenobo" school were involved in creating the various "rikka", "shoka", and "suna-no-mono"