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The Eyes of Asia
directed by João Mário Grilo
19971h 25m★ 6.7
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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 Shogun, 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. All the while, a woman wants to discover her past...
cast
Geraldine Chaplin
Jane Powell
João Perry
Cristovão Ferreira
Yoshi Oida
Julião Nakaura
Yasukiyo Umeno
Miguel
António Cordeiro
Mateus
Marques D'Arede
Giovanni Adami
J
José Abreu
Pedro
José Eduardo
Lucas do Espírito Santo
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Director
João Mário Grilo
Language
Portuguese
