The film lacks explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or non-heteronormative identities. The narrative focuses on the interactions between three male protagonists and a historical figure.

The story centers on traditionally masculine roles, including an antique dealer and a potter. It lacks female characters with significant agency to disrupt these masculine-coded professional spaces.

Set in Sakai, the film reflects a homogeneous Japanese social environment. It does not utilize multicultural casting or race-bending to explore ethnic diversity.

The film engages with the subversion of tradition by introducing a 17th-century tea master into a modern setting. This disrupts the sanctity of historical reverence and professional expertise.

There is no documented evidence regarding the inclusion of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities within the narrative.