Silence /

Two 17th century Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Silence (Motion picture : 2016 : Scorsese)
Other Authors:	Scorsese, Martin (Screenwriter), Cocks, Jay (Screenwriter), Garfield, Andrew, 1983- (Actor), Driver, Adam (Actor), Asano, Tadanobu (Actor), Hinds, Ciarán, 1953- (Actor), Ogata, Issē, 1952- (Actor), Tsukamoto, Shin'ya, 1960- (Actor), Oida, Yoshi (Actor), Kubozuka, Yōsuke, 1979- (Actor), Neeson, Liam (Actor), Prieto, Rodrigo (director of photography.), Ferretti, Dante, 1943- (Costume designer), Kluge, Kim Allen, 1959- (composer (expression)), Kluge, Kathryn, 1974- (composer (expression)), Endō, Shūsaku, 1923-1996
Format:	Video
Language:	English French German Italian Japanese Portuguese Spanish
Language Notes:	English-US or dubbed French-France, Italian-Italy, Portuguese-Brazilian, German-Germany, Spanish-Spain, French-Canadian, Spanish-Mexico, Japanese dialogue; optional English-US, Chinese-Cantonese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Spanish-Mexico subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, 2017.
Subjects:	Jesuits > Japan > Drama. Catholic Church > Drama. Christians > Japan > Drama. Japan > History > 16th century > Drama. Missionaries > Travel > Japan > Drama. Missing persons > Drama. Persecution > Japan > Drama. Endō, Shūsaku, > 1923-1996 Catholic Church. Jesuits. Christians. Missing persons. Missionaries > Travel. Persecution. Japan. 1500-1599 Action and adventure films. Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Historical films. History. Religious films. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

Description
Summary:	Two 17th century Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed.
Item Description:	Title from title frame. Based upon the novel by Shûsaku Endô. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (161 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing violent content.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; production designer, Dante Ferretti ; edited by Thelma Schoonmaker ; costume designer, Dante Ferretti ; score composed by Kim Allen Kluge & Kathryn Kluge.