The Eyes of Asia

The Eyes of Asia (1997)

HistoryDrama

Nakaura of Julian (Julião Nakaura), a priest of the Society of Jesus, was one of four young ambassadors sent to Rome by the Jesuits in 1538, as proof that Japan had converted to Christianity. Fifty years after the mission, which so fascinated European royalty, Julian was forced again to prove his faith, only this time before a Shogun, who wanted to force him to abandon his religion. Julian resists, as does Miguel Chijiwa, a fellow at the embassy to Rome, who become a martyr. Betrayed by Cristóvão Ferreira, who cannot bear the torture, Julian suffers an inglorious death ... or maybe not. All the while, a woman wants to discover her past...

Director: João Mário Grilo
Writers: João Mário Grilo, Paulo Filipe.

Release Date: 1997-04-11
Status: Released
Run time: 85 min / 1:25
Production Company : Madragoa Filmes
Production Countries: Germany, France, Japan, Portugal

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Geraldine Chaplin
Jane Powell
João Perry
Cristovão Ferreira
Yoshi Oida
Julião Nakaura
Yasukiyo Umeno
Miguel
António Cordeiro
Mateus
Marques D'Arede
Giovanni Adami
José Abreu
Pedro
José Eduardo
Lucas do Espírito Santo
Rui Gomes
Sebastião
Kyioto Harada
Matazaemon
Edward Ishita
Edward Ishita
Yûji Kosugi
Kurobei
Carlos Martins Medeiros
António de Sousa
Itaru Takahara
Sr. Takahara
Diego Yuuki
Museum Director
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Martinho

Crew

Production Paulo Branco Producer
Sound Jorge Arriagada Music
Sound Hartmut Eichgrün Sound Mixer
Writing Shūsaku Endō Novel
Editing Christian Dior Editor
Writing João Mário Grilo Screenplay
Directing João Mário Grilo Director
Writing Paulo Filipe Screenplay
Camera Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa Director of Photography
Sound Michel Vionnet Sound Designer
Directing Eduardo Condorcet Assistant Director
Art Georges Le Calve Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Georges Le Calve Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Sigeo Tamura Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Heike Giessmann Makeup Artist

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