Os Olhos da Ásia
Os Olhos da Ásia | |
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Directed by | João Mário Grilo |
Written by | João Mário Grilo Paulo Filipe |
Produced by | Paulo Branco Toru Aisawa |
Starring | Geraldine Chaplin João Perry |
Cinematography | Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa |
Edited by | Christian Dior |
Music by | Jorge Arriagada |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Countries | Portugal France Germany |
Languages | Portuguese Japanese |
Os Olhos da Ásia (Portuguese: The Eyes of Asia) is a 1996 Portuguese historical drama film directed by João Mário Grilo, who also co-wrote the script with Paulo Filipe. It is partially based on the novel Silence by Shūsaku Endō.[1] The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival on 15 August 1996 where it was also nominated for the Golden Leopard.[2] The film was released in Portugal on 11 April 1997.
Plot[]
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 shōgun, 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.[clarification needed][3]
Cast[]
- Geraldine Chaplin as Jane Powell
- as Cristóvão Ferreira
- António Cordeiro as Mateus
- as
- as Lucas do Espírito Santo
- as Sebastião
- as Matazaemon
- as Edward Ishita
- as Kurobei
- as António de Souza
- as Julião Nakaura
- as Sr. Takahara
- as Miguel
- Diogo Vasconcelos as Orlando
References[]
- ^ "Os Olhos da Ásia de João Mário Grilo no espaço Nimas". Hardmusica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Awards for Os Olhos da Ásia IMDb. Retrieved on 22 August 2011
- ^ Os Olhos da Ásia Cinema; retrieved 22 August 2011.
External links[]
- 1997 films
- 1990s historical drama films
- 1996 films
- Films about religion
- Films based on works by Shūsaku Endō
- Films directed by João Mário Grilo
- Japanese-language films
- Portuguese films
- Portuguese historical drama films
- Portuguese-language films
- History of Christianity in Japan
- Historiography of Japan
- 1996 drama films
- 1997 drama films
- Portuguese film stubs