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7.2Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
Released: 1971-11-13130 minDir: Masahiro ShinodaDrama, History
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Cast
- David Lampson as Sebastião Rodrigues
- Mako as Kichijiro
- Eiji Okada as Inoue Chikugonokami
- Rokkō Toura as Interpreter
- Noboru Matsuhashi as Mokichi
- Yoshi Katō as Old man
Themes
- based on novel or book
- christianity
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Categories
1970s historical drama films1971 drama films1971 English-language films1971 films1971 Japanese films1971 Japanese-language filmsCatholic Church in JapanEnglish-language historical drama filmsFilms about Catholic priestsFilms about ChristianityFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms based on works by Shūsaku Endō