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Two Portuguese missionaries come to Japan just as the authorities are stamping out Christianity in the 1500s. They see to minister to the local Christians who are sorely persecuted.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha, Eureka Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Shinoda, Masahiro, 1931-, Endō, Shūsaku, 1923-1996, Lampson, David, Mako, 1933-2006, Kenny, Don, Tanba, Tetsurō, 1922-2006, Iwashita, Shima, 1941-
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
Language Notes:In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
Published: [United Kingdom] : Eureka Video, [2007]
Series:Masters of cinema series ; 44.
Subjects:
Missionaries > Japan > 16th century > Drama.
Persecution > Japan > 16th century > Drama.
Portuguese > Japan > 16th century > Drama.
Missionaries.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Persecution.
Portuguese.
Japan.
1500-1599
Foreign films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Description
Summary:Two Portuguese missionaries come to Japan just as the authorities are stamping out Christianity in the 1500s. They see to minister to the local Christians who are sorely persecuted.
Item Description:Based on the story by Endō Shūsaku.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
"VFD11716"--Disc label.
Special features: new high-definition restoration, progressive transfer; new and improved optional English subtitles; full-colour facsimiles of two historical texts long out-of-print; a new booklet with a new essay by writer Doug Cummings.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages ; 18 cm).
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 2; Dolby digital. Viewer must have DVD players that will play region 2 DVDs.
Production Credits:Photography, Miyagawa Kazuo ; music, Takemitsu Tōru.