Os Olhos da Ásia
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Os Olhos da Ásia is 1996 Portuguese
historical drama film directed by João Mário Grilo
, who also co-wrote the script with Paulo Filipe. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival
on 15 August, 1996 where it was also nominated for the Golden Leopard
. The film was released in Portugal on 11 April, 1997.
Fifty years after this glorious 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 Christopher Ferreira, who can not stand the pain of torture, Julian suffers an inglorious death ... or maybe not.
Cinema of Portugal
Portuguese cinema has a long tradition, reaching back to the birth of the medium in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, Cinema Novo, sprang up as a movement concerned with showing realism in film, in the vein of Italian Neorealism and the French New Wave...
historical drama film directed by João Mário Grilo
João Mário Grilo
João Mário Lourenço Bagão Grilo is a Portuguese film director, author and professor, born in Figueira da Foz. He attended economics at the University of Coimbra but dropped out. In 1983, he graduated in sociology at Lisbon's ISCTE and in 1994 earned a Ph.D...
, who also co-wrote the script with Paulo Filipe. The film premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival
Locarno International Film Festival
The Film Festival Locarno is an international film festival held annually in the city of Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. After Cannes and Venice and together with Karlovy Vary, Locarno is the Film Festival with the longest history...
on 15 August, 1996 where it was also nominated for the Golden Leopard
Golden Leopard
The Golden Leopard is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be entered in the competitive selection. The winning films...
. The film was released in Portugal on 11 April, 1997.
Plot
Nakaura of Julian, 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 this glorious mission, which so fascinated European royalty, Julian was forced again to prove his faith, only this time before a Shogun
Shogun
A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...
, 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 Christopher Ferreira, who can not stand the pain of torture, Julian suffers an inglorious death ... or maybe not.
Cast
- Geraldine ChaplinGeraldine ChaplinGeraldine Leigh Chaplin is an English-American actress and the daughter of Charlie Chaplin.Chaplin first came to prominence for her Golden Globe-nominated role of Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago . She received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's Nashville...
as Jane Powell - João Perry as Cristovão Ferreira
- António Cordeiro as Mateus
- Marques D'Arede as Giovanni Adami
- José Eduardo as Lucas do Espírito Santo
- Rui Gomes as Sebastião
- Kyioto Harada as Matazaemon
- Edward Ishita as Edward Ishita
- Yuzi Kosugi as Kurobei
- Carlos Martins Medeiros as António de Souza
- Yoshi Oida as Julião Nakaura
- Itaru Takahara as Sr. Takahara
- Yasukiyo Umeno as Miguel
- Diogo Vasconcelos as Orlando
- Diego Yuuki as Museum Director
- Takeshi Ôbayashi as Martinho