Os Olhos da Ásia

Os Olhos da Ásia (Portuguese: The Eyes of Asia) 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.^[1] 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, 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.^[2]

Cast

• Geraldine Chaplin 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

References

External links

• Os Olhos da Ásia at the Internet Movie Database