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Silence

- Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound.

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.

Release Date : 2016-12-23

Language :JapaneseEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Waypoint EntertainmentCappa Defina ProductionsCatchPlayFábrica de CineSharpSword FilmsSikelia ProductionsEFO Films

Production Country : MexicoTaiwanUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Andrew Garfield

Character Name : Rodrigues

Original Name : Andrew Garfield

Gender : Male

Adam Driver

Character Name : Garupe

Original Name : Adam Driver

Gender : Male

Liam Neeson

Character Name : Ferreira

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Tadanobu Asano

Character Name : Interpreter

Original Name : 浅野忠信

Gender : Male

Ciarán Hinds

Character Name : Father Valignano

Original Name : Ciarán Hinds

Gender : Male

Issey Ogata

Character Name : Old Samurai / Inoue

Original Name : イッセー尾形

Gender : Male

Shinya Tsukamoto

Character Name : Mokichi

Original Name : 塚本晋也

Gender : Male

Yoshi Oida

Character Name : Ichizo

Original Name : Yoshi Oida

Gender : Male

Yosuke Kubozuka

Character Name : Kichijiro

Original Name : 窪塚洋介

Gender : Male

Kaoru Endō

Character Name : Unzen Samurai (Uneme)

Original Name : Kaoru Endô

Gender : Female

Diego Calderón

Character Name : Prisoner Augustinian Friar #2

Original Name : Diego Calderón

Gender : Male

Rafael Kading

Character Name : Prisoner Augustinian Friar #1

Original Name : Rafael Kading

Gender : Male

Matthew Blake

Character Name : Prisoner Franciscan Friar

Original Name : Matthew Blake

Gender : Male

Benoit Masse

Character Name : Prisoner Augustinian Friar #3

Original Name : Benoit Masse

Gender : Male

Tetsuya Igawa

Character Name : Prisoner Japanese Jesuit

Original Name : 井川哲也

Gender : Male

Shi Liang

Character Name : Chinese Businessman (Mr. Chun)

Original Name : Shi Liang

Gender : Male

Panta

Character Name : Tomogi Villager #1 (Yohei)

Original Name : パンタ

Gender : Male

Takuya Matsunaga

Character Name : Tomogi Villager #2 (Toukichi)

Original Name : Takuya Matsunaga

Gender : Male

Miho Harita

Character Name : Ichizo's Wife (Tomi)

Original Name : Miho Harita

Gender : Female

Hairi Katagiri

Character Name : Tomogi Woman (Tsune)

Original Name : 片桐はいり

Gender : Female

Masayuki Yamada

Character Name : Tomogi Husband (Kasuke)

Original Name : 山田将之

Gender : Male

Michié

Character Name : Tomogi Wife (Mitsu)

Original Name : 美知枝

Gender : Female

Hiroko Isayama

Character Name : Tomogi Village Woman (Hiro)

Original Name : 伊佐山ひろ子

Gender : Female

Yutaka Mishima

Character Name : Goto Man #1 (Kuro)

Original Name : 三島ゆたか

Gender : Male

Yasunari Takeshima

Character Name : Goto Man #2 (Haku)

Original Name : 竹嶋康成

Gender : Male

Yuri Ishizaka

Character Name : Kichijiro Sister at Stake (Tae)

Original Name : Yuri Ishizaka

Gender : Female

Ryo Sato

Character Name : Kichijiro Sister #2 (Hisa)

Original Name : 佐藤玲

Gender : Female

Ruo Satô

Character Name : Kichijiro Father (Kichizo)

Original Name : Ruo Satô

Gender : Male

Yoriko Doguchi

Character Name : Kichijiro Mother (Naka)

Original Name : 洞口依子

Gender : Female

Kisetsu Fujiwara

Character Name : Kichijiro Brother #2 (Kichita)

Original Name : 藤原季節

Gender : Male

Yasushi Takahashi

Character Name : Tomogi Villager

Original Name : Yasushi Takahashi

Gender : Male

Sanjuro Kobayashi

Character Name : Tomogi Villager

Original Name : Sanjuro Kobayashi

Gender : Male

Mangorô Satô

Character Name : Tomogi Villager

Original Name : Mangorô Satô

Gender : Male

Keiko Morikawa

Character Name : Tomogi Villager

Original Name : Keiko Morikawa

Gender : Female

Jin Maki

Character Name : Boatman

Original Name : Jin Maki

Gender : Male

Naoto Yokouchi

Character Name : Goto Swimming Man

Original Name : Naoto Yokouchi

Gender : Male

Kansai Eto

Character Name : Old Goto Man (Mosuke)

Original Name : 江藤漢斉

Gender : Male

Shun Sugata

Character Name : Samurai Commander

Original Name : 菅田俊

Gender : Male

Kazuhiko Ozaki

Character Name : Tomogi Hostage #3 (Yahachi)

Original Name : Kazuhiko Ozaki

Gender : Male

Nana Komatsu

Character Name : Monica (Haru)

Original Name : 小松菜奈

Gender : Female

Ryo Kase

Character Name : Juan (Chokichi)

Original Name : 加瀬亮

Gender : Male

Fumitaka Terai

Character Name : Christian Prisoner (Tobei)

Original Name : Fumitaka Terai

Gender : Male

Hako Ohshima

Character Name : Christian Prisoner (Kiku)

Original Name : 大島葉子

Gender : Female

Hideki Nishioka

Character Name : Christian Prisoner (Mataichi)

Original Name : 西岡秀記

Gender : Male

Takahiro Fujita

Character Name : Inoue's Attendant

Original Name : Takahiro Fujita

Gender : Male

Senmaru

Character Name : Nagasaki Juggler

Original Name : Senmaru

Gender : Male

Ryô Fujiwara

Character Name : Nagasaki Child

Original Name : Ryô Fujiwara

Gender : Male

Nobuaki Fukuda

Character Name : Jeering Man

Original Name : 福田信昭

Gender : Male

Munetaka Aoki

Character Name : Prison Guard #1

Original Name : 青木崇高

Gender : Male

SABU

Character Name : Samurai #1

Original Name : SABU

Gender : Male

Tetsu Watanabe

Character Name : Prison Guard #2

Original Name : 渡辺哲

Gender : Male

Exile Akira

Character Name : Prison Official

Original Name : Exile Akira

Gender : Male

Shunya Tajima

Character Name : Samurai at Beach #1

Original Name : Shunya Tajima

Gender : Male

Ryuki Kitaoka

Character Name : Samurai at Beach #2

Original Name : Ryuki Kitaoka

Gender : Male

Hiroki Noguchi

Character Name : Samurai in Boat

Original Name : Hiroki Noguchi

Gender : Male

Katsuo Nakamura

Character Name : Old Buddhist Priest

Original Name : 中村嘉葎雄

Gender : Male

Yoshihiro Takayama

Character Name : Large Man

Original Name : Yoshihiro Takayama

Gender : Male

Shoji Miyata

Character Name : Vendor's Cries (voice)

Original Name : Shoji Miyata

Gender : Male

Noriwo Mitsuda

Character Name : Vendor's Cries (voice)

Original Name : Noriwo Mitsuda

Gender : Male

Ayumu Saito

Character Name : Prison Guard #3

Original Name : Ayumu Saito

Gender : Male

Béla Baptiste

Character Name : Dieter Albrecht

Original Name : Béla Baptiste

Gender : Male

Asuka Kurosawa

Character Name : Rodrigues' Wife

Original Name : 黒沢あすか

Gender : Female

Motokatsu Suzuki

Character Name : Edo Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Motokatsu Suzuki

Gender : Male

Yasushi Takada

Character Name : Doshin (uncredited)

Original Name : Yasushi Takada

Gender : Male

Ten Miyazawa

Character Name : Carpenter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ten Miyazawa

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-03-17

**_Great filmmaking, cast and locations, but strangely inert (overlong) story_** Released in late 2016 and directed by Martin Scorsese based on the novel by Shûsaku Endô, "Silence" chronicles events in 1640 when two Jesuit priests (Andrew Garfield & Adam Driver) journey to Japan to check on the persecuted church and find out what happened to their mentor, whom it is rumored fell from the faith (Liam Neeson). Issei Ogata is on hand as the sadistic, but seemingly reasonable Japanese inquisitor. The Jesuits were a society of Catholic missionaries started in 1540 in response to the spreading evangelism of the Protestant reformers. They were an essential part of the Roman counter-Reformation. With this in mind, the seeming Christianity portrayed in the movie is decidedly Catholic in nature, with the requisite unbiblical stuff, like confessions to priests, icons, rosary beads, etc. In tone and theme, "Silence" is reminiscent of movies like the excellent "Black Robe" (1991), the solid "The Mission" (1986) and the surprisingly great "Black Death" (see my review). There are also elements of "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957). If you appreciate any of these films you might appreciate "Silence," but it didn't work for me. Sure, Scorsese is a great auteur and so the filmmaking is top-of-the-line – the cinematography, the cast, the costuming, locations and score. Unfortunately, the story's not compelling and I never connected with the main character, despite Garfield's quality performance. There's some worthy mindfood (or spiritfood) to glean from the proceedings, however, like: Why does God allow the excruciating persecution of His faithful? Why is He silent? IS He silent? Can a believer be restored after cowardly denying the Lord in the face of torture/death? Can a Christian hide their faith while living in a thoroughly hostile culture? But I didn't buy for a second that the Japanese couldn't conceive of a Deity that transcends physical nature, like the sun, sea or mountain. While the idea may have been alien to their communal mindset at the time, it's absurd to think that no individual man or woman could discern the obvious (see Psalm 19:1 & Romans 1:20). Although I'm sorta glad I saw it, "Silence" is curiously dull and overlong; and so I never care to see it again. There are far superior movies that tackle similar topics. Those who give it the highest possible rating must be fanatical devotees of Scorsese. The movie runs 161 minutes and was shot in Taiwan and the Cathedral Of Saint Paul In Macau, China. GRADE: C-