Czechia / Apr 09, 2002 / 15+ / Film clubs only
2h 10min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Don Kenny | Francisco Garrpe |
| Yasunori Irikawa | Okada Saemon |
| Tetsuro Tamba | Cristóvão Ferreira |
| Yoshiko Mita | Woman in Maruyama |
| Shima Iwashita | Kiku |
| Masaya Takahashi | Narrator (voice) |
| Junshi Shimada | Prisoner official |
| Tomo'o Nagai | Prisoner official |
| Kappei Matsumoto | Prisoner official |
| Yoshio Inaba | Prisoner official |
| Yūsuke Takita | Ichizo |
| Kikue Mōri | Old woman |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 沈黙 SILENCE |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語, English |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hyogensha-Mako International |
| Release date | 13 novembre 1971 |
| Production | Kiyoshi Nonomura, Kinshirō Kuzui, Tadasuke Ômura |
| Writer | Masahiro Shinoda, Shūsaku Endō |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Assistant directors | Seikichi Iizumi, Yoshimitsu Oka, Masayuki Motomochi, Masahiro Shinoda |
| Camera operators | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Additional photography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Production design | Masahiro Shinoda, Mako, Dai Arakawa, Kiyoshi Awazu, Tadao Uesato |
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| Art direction | Kiyoshi Awazu, Tadao Uesato, Masahiro Shinoda, Dai Arakawa, Mako |
| Set decoration | Dai Arakawa, Masahiro Shinoda, Mako, Kiyoshi Awazu, Tadao Uesato |
| Music | Toru Takemitsu, Hideo Nishizaki |
| Sound | Hideo Nishizaki, Toru Takemitsu |
| Costume design | Kôji Takemura, Yoshiko Takahashi |
| Makeup | Kôji Takemura, Yoshiko Takahashi |
| Hairstyling | Kôji Takemura, Yoshiko Takahashi |
Release dates
Limited release
Russia / Feb 23, 2016 / Retrospective of Masahiro Shinoda (Saint Petersburg)
Theatrical release
Japan / Nov 13, 1971
France / Jun 19, 2019
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