The Eyes of Asia (1997)
Julian Nakaura, a priest of the Society of Jesus, was one of four young ambassadors sent to Rome by the Jesuits in 1582, 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:
Paulo Filipe, João Mário Grilo.
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Geraldine Chaplin as Jane Powell |
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João Perry as Cristovão Ferreira |
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Yoshi Oida as Julião Nakaura |
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Yasukiyo Umeno as Miguel Chijiwa |
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António Cordeiro as Mateus |
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Marques D'Arede as Giovanni Adami |
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José Abreu as Pedro |
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José Eduardo as Lucas do Espírito Santo |
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Rui Gomes as Sebastião |
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Kyioto Harada as Matazaemon |
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Edward Ishita as Edward Ishita |
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Yûji Kosugi as Kurobei |
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Carlos Martins Medeiros as António de Sousa |
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Itaru Takahara as Sr. Takahara |
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Diego Yuuki as Museum Director |
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Takeshi Ōbayashi as Martinho Hara |
| Directing | João Mário Grilo | Director |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Art | Georges Le Calve | Production Design |
| Writing | Paulo Filipe | Screenplay |
| Writing | João Mário Grilo | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georges Le Calve | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Music |
| Camera | Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Eduardo Condorcet | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Michel Vionnet | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Hartmut Eichgrün | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Shūsaku Endō | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sigeo Tamura | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heike Giessmann | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Christian Dior | Editor |
