The Eyes of Asia
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joao Maria Grilo
Yoshi Oida
Geraldine Chaplin
Kiyoto Harada
Joao Perry
Yasukyio Umeno
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1582, four young Catholic seminarians from Nagasaki, Japan, set out on a long journey to Lisbon and Rome, for a convocation with Pope Gregory XIII to whom they relate the conversion of the Japanese people. Juliao, Mancio, Miguel and Martinho return to Japan having carried out their mission as priests--earthly disciples of Jesus. However, forty years later, the Shogun outlaws Catholicism following rumors that dangerous individuals, hungry for conquesting the empire, are using Christian faith as a cover. Several priests decide to flee Japan, others continue to teach clandestinely--however none of the seminarians are successful in escaping the horrific tortures and religious intolerance facing "men-of-the-cloth" who refuse to renounce their faith.
Director
Joao Maria Grilo
Cast
Yoshi Oida
Geraldine Chaplin
Kiyoto Harada
Joao Perry
Yasukyio Umeno
Yuzi Kosugi
Takeshi Ohbayashi
Carlos Medeiros
Jose Eduardo
Rui Gomes
Edward Ishita
Takeshi Obayashi
Crew
Toru Aisawa
Jorge Arriagada
Paulo Branco
Joao Paulo Dacosta
Christian Dior
Hartmut Eichgrun
Paulo Filipe
Joao Maria Grilo
Georges Lecalve
Georges Lecalve
Francisco Villa-lobos
Michel Vionnet
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States August 1996
Released in United States October 1996
Released in United States October 1997
Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 1996.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States August 1996 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 2-12, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1996 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 4-20, 1996.)
Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.)
