Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor.
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- 4 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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David Lampson | ... |
Sebastião Rodrigues
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Don Kenny | ... |
Francisco Garrpe
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| Tetsurô Tanba | ... |
Cristóvão Ferreira
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| Mako | ... |
Kichijiro
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| Shima Iwashita | ... |
Kiku
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| Eiji Okada | ... |
Inoue Chikugonokami
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| Yoshiko Mita | ... |
Woman in Maruyama
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| Rokkô Toura | ... |
Interpreter
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| Yoshi Katô | ... |
Old man
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| Taiji Tonoyama | ... |
Prison guard
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Noboru Matsuhashi | ... |
Mokichi
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Yasunori Irikawa | ... |
Okada Saemon
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Tomo'o Nagai | ... |
Official
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Kappei Matsumoto | ... |
Prisoner official
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| Yoshio Inaba | ... |
Prisoner official
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Junshi Shimada | ... |
Prisoner official
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Yûsuke Takita | ... |
Ichizo
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| Kikue Môri | ... |
Old woman
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Ikuko Asô |
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Shirô Gensei |
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Yutaka Ishiyama |
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Ken Izumi |
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Hiroshi Izumida |
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Masamitsu Kitahara |
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Keiko Koyanagi |
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| Daigo Kusano | ... |
Christian villager
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Masashi Makita |
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Shûichi Mantani |
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Teruo Matsuyama |
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Shôhachirô Miki |
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Takeshi Mishima |
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Mieko Nakagawa |
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Takeshi Sada |
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Takashi Sue |
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Mammoth Suzuki | ... |
(as Manmosu Suzuki)
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Masaya Takahashi | ... |
Narrator
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Takeo Takisa |
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Aporo Tarô |
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Minoru Tokuda |
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Kyôko Yashiro |
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Directed by
| Masahiro Shinoda | ||
Written by
| Shûsaku Endô | ... | (novel) |
| Shûsaku Endô | ... | (adaptation) & |
| Masahiro Shinoda | ... | (adaptation) |
Produced by
| Kiyoshi Iwashita | ... | producer |
| Kinshirô Kuzui | ... | producer |
| Tadasuke Ômura | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tôru Takemitsu | ||
Cinematography by
| Kazuo Miyagawa | ||
Editorial Department
| Shikako Takahashi | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Mako | ... | (as Mako Iwamatsu) |
| Masahiro Shinoda | ||
Art Direction by
| Kiyoshi Awazu | ||
| Tadao Uesato | ||
Set Decoration by
| Dai Arakawa | ||
Makeup Department
| Yoshiko Takahashi | ... | makeup artist |
| Kôji Takemura | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Masao Katô | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Seikichi Iizumi | ... | assistant director |
| Makoto Koizumi | ... | first assistant director |
| Masayuki Motomochi | ... | assistant director |
| Yoshimitsu Oka | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Akiyoshi Kanda | ... | props |
| Yumiko Yahagi | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Akira Honma | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound |
| Tadao Takai | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hideo Fujii | ... | assistant photographer |
| Mitsuo Hayashi | ... | assistant camera |
| Koichi Kamata | ... | assistant camera |
| Keiichi Katô | ... | assistant camera |
| Shigemi Kihara | ... | assistant photographer |
| Takeji Sano | ... | gaffer |
| Yasuji Tamura | ... | assistant photographer |
| Hiroshi Yamazaki | ... | still photographer |
| Tomio Yokota | ... | assistant photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Yoshio Ueno | ... | costume researcher |
Additional Crew
| Yoshikazu Hayashi | ... | period researcher |
| Don Kenny | ... | translation |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (1971) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Toho Video (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
- Eureka Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital) (subtitled)
- Národní Filmový Archiv (NFA) (Czechia)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shusako Endo hated the ending of the film which the director changed against Endo's wishes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Silence (2016). See more » |