Drama ·History · Japan · 1931 · 2h 32m

The 26 Martyrs of Japan

殉教血史 日本二十六聖人

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Director
Tomiyasu Ikeda
Cast
Kaichi Yamamoto as Petrus Baptista Blásquez Yutaka Mimasu as Gundisalvus Garcia Joji Oka as Kiyoshi Sawada as Yōnosuke Toba as Chiezo Kataoka as
Crew
Hiroshi Sakai — Director of Photography Tomiyasu Ikeda — Writer Seiju Hirayama — Producer
Synopsis

Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.

Mood & Themes
religious film
Key Collaborators
Tomiyasu Ikeda Director Hiroshi Sakai Director of Photography Tomiyasu Ikeda Writer Seiju Hirayama Producer
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