Masahiro ShinodaCast
Eiji Okada 
Mako David Lampson
Credits
Written by: Shūsaku Endō
Plot
In seventeenth-century Japan, Portuguese priests are tortured to make them renounce their faith. After Shūsaku Endō's novel.
Sinekatalog’s take
Masahiro Shinoda's version of Endō's novel follows Portuguese priests tortured in 17th-century Japan to make them renounce their faith. Stark and austere, with Eiji Okada, it is a grave, powerful study of belief and betrayal.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,318 votes)
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