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Drama / History

Silence.

In 17th-century Japan, two Portuguese Jesuit priests seek their mentor, who is rumoured to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

David Lampson

David Lampson

Sebastião Rodrigues

Mako

Mako

Kichijiro

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Inoue Chikugonokami

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Interpreter

Noboru Matsuhashi

Noboru Matsuhashi

Mokichi

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Old man

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Prison guard

Don Kenny

Don Kenny

Francisco Garrpe

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Where to watch.

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