The Eyes of Asia (1997)
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.
Geraldine Chaplin Jane Powell |
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João Perry Cristovão Ferreira |
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Yoshi Oida Julião Nakaura |
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Yasukiyo Umeno Miguel |
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António Cordeiro Mateus |
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Marques D'Arede Giovanni Adami |
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José Abreu Pedro |
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José Eduardo Lucas do Espírito Santo |
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Rui Gomes Sebastião |
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Kyioto Harada Matazaemon |
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Edward Ishita Edward Ishita |
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Yûji Kosugi Kurobei |
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Carlos Martins Medeiros António de Sousa |
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Itaru Takahara Sr. Takahara |
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Diego Yuuki Museum Director |
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Takeshi Ōbayashi Martinho |
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 |