The Eyes of Asia (1997)
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...

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Cast

Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Chaplin As: Jane Powell
João Perry João Perry As: Cristovão Ferreira
Yoshi Oida Yoshi Oida As: Julião Nakaura
Yasukiyo Umeno Yasukiyo Umeno As: Miguel
António Cordeiro António Cordeiro As: Mateus
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Storyline

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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Details

Genres: History, Drama

Language: English, Français, 日本語, Português

Release Date: 11 April 1997

Country: DE, FR, JP, PT

Runtime: 85m

Company Credits

Company: Madragoa Filmes

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Cast

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Jane Powell

João Perry

João Perry

Cristovão Ferreira

Yoshi Oida

Yoshi Oida

Julião Nakaura

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Miguel

António Cordeiro

António Cordeiro

Mateus

Marques D'Arede

Marques D'Arede

Giovanni Adami

José Abreu

José Abreu

Pedro

José Eduardo

José Eduardo

Lucas do Espírito Santo

Rui Gomes

Rui Gomes

Sebastião

Kyioto Harada

Kyioto Harada

Matazaemon

Edward Ishita

Edward Ishita

Edward Ishita

Yûji Kosugi

Yûji Kosugi

Kurobei

Carlos Martins Medeiros

Carlos Martins Medeiros

António de Sousa

Itaru Takahara

Itaru Takahara

Sr. Takahara

Diego Yuuki

Diego Yuuki

Museum Director

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Martinho

Directed By

João Mário Grilo

João Mário Grilo

Director

Eduardo Condorcet

Eduardo Condorcet

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Georges Le Calve

Georges Le Calve

Costume Design

Sigeo Tamura

Sigeo Tamura

Makeup Artist

Heike Giessmann

Heike Giessmann

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa

Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Georges Le Calve

Georges Le Calve

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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