Don Kenny, David Lampson

Two Portuguese priests disembark upon an anonymous Japanese shore. Under cover of nightfall, they seek to infiltrate those Christian sects driven underground by a ruthless magistracy, and re-establish...( read more  read more... ) the foothold of the Church on the isolated island-nation. Soon, however, the priests find themselves drawn into the mire of persecution, and gradually learn the truth behind the ominous disappearance of another Catholic missionary decades earlier…

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Unrated, 129 min.

Directed by: Masahiro Shinoda

Release Date: January 1, 1971

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  • April 2, 2009
    Tough going at times but there is some superb acting and a thought provoking plot that slowly draws you in.
  • June 3, 2009
    The human heart is of mischievous purpose,unconditional destinations.I don't know what's more shocking,the priest's clarity or the villagers' stubbornness.Lo to the folly of them all....

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