The Eyes of Asia

The story

Julian Nakaura, a priest of the Society of Jesus, was one of four young ambassadors sent to Rome by the Jesuits in 1582, 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 & crew

Geraldine ChaplinJane Powell

João PerryCristovão Ferreira

Yoshi OidaJulião Nakaura

Yasukiyo UmenoMiguel Chijiwa

António CordeiroMateus

Marques D'AredeGiovanni Adami

José Abreu

José AbreuPedro

José EduardoLucas do Espírito Santo

Rui GomesSebastião

Kyioto Harada

Kyioto HaradaMatazaemon

Edward Ishita

Edward IshitaEdward Ishita

Yûji Kosugi

Yûji KosugiKurobei