Drama ·History · Japan · 1971 · 2h 10m

Silence

沈黙 SILENCE

Silence poster
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
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
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Masahiro Shinoda — Screenplay Shūsaku Endō — Screenplay Shūsaku Endō — Novel Kiyoshi Nonomura — Producer
Synopsis

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.

Trailer Silence — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookchristianityjesuits (society of jesus)17th centuryreligious persecution
Key Collaborators
Masahiro Shinoda Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Masahiro Shinoda Screenplay Shūsaku Endō Screenplay Shūsaku Endō Novel Kiyoshi Nonomura Producer Kinshirō Kuzui Producer Tadasuke Ômura Producer Mako Production Design Masahiro Shinoda Production Design
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