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Silence

Silence

Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.

20167.12h 41m

Overview

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Jay Cocks, Shūsaku Endō, Martin Scorsese
Produced by Randall Emmett, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Barbara De Fina
Box OfficeBudget: $46.0MRevenue: $23.8M

Top Cast

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Rodrigues

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Garupe

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Ferreira

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Interpreter

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds

Father Valignano

Issey Ogata

Issey Ogata

Old Samurai / Inoue

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Mokichi

Yoshi Oida

Yoshi Oida

Ichizo

Yosuke Kubozuka

Yosuke Kubozuka

Kichijiro

K

Kaoru Endō

Unzen Samurai (Uneme)

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on novel or bookchristianitymissionaryremakebetrayaltorturemartyrdomcrisis of faithportuguesejesuits (society of jesus)curious17th centuryshogunatereligious persecutionreflectivereligious iconapostasycompassionatecomplicated

About Silence

Silence is a drama, history film released in 2016 exploring themes of japan, based on novel or book, christianity, missionary, remake, betrayal. Directed by Martin Scorsese, it stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson. In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

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