The Eyes of Asia (1997)
1h 25m
Running Time
April 11, 1997Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
João Perry
Cristovão Ferreira
José Abreu
Pedro
Geraldine Chaplin
Jane Powell
Yoshi Oida
Julião Nakaura
António Cordeiro
Mateus
Yasukiyo Umeno
Miguel
Marques D'Arede
Giovanni Adami
João Mário Grilo
Director
Paulo Filipe
Writer
José Eduardo
Lucas do Espírito Santo
Paulo Branco
Producer
Rui Gomes
Sebastião
Jorge Arriagada
Composer
Kyioto Harada
Matazaemon
Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa
Cinematographer
Edward Ishita
Edward Ishita
Christian Dior
Editor
Yûji Kosugi
Kurobei
Carlos Martins Medeiros
António de Sousa
Itaru Takahara
Sr. Takahara
Diego Yuuki
Museum Director
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Martinho
Hartmut Eichgrün
Sound Mixer
Shūsaku Endō
Novel
Michel Vionnet
Sound Designer
Eduardo Condorcet
Assistant Director
Georges Le Calve
Production Design / Costume Design
Sigeo Tamura
Makeup Artist
Heike Giessmann
Makeup Artist
Details.
Release DateApril 11, 1997
Original NameOs Olhos da Ásia
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
Wiki.
Os Olhos da Ásia (Portuguese: The Eyes of Asia) is a 1996 Portuguese historical drama film directed by João Mário Grilo, who also co-wrote the script with Paulo Filipe. It is partially based on the novel Silence by Shūsaku Endō. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival on 15 August 1996 where it was also nominated for the Golden Leopard. The film was released in Portugal on 11 April 1997.