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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.
- Original title
- Silence
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $46,000,000
- Revenue
- $23,834,809
Wuchak
Mar 17, 2024 · via TMDB
**_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-
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Andrew Garfield
Rodrigues
Adam Driver
Garupe
Liam Neeson
Ferreira
Tadanobu Asano
Interpreter
Ciarán Hinds
Father Valignano
Issey Ogata
Old Samurai / Inoue
Shinya Tsukamoto
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Yoshi Oida
Ichizo
Yosuke Kubozuka
Kichijiro
Tetsuya Igawa
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Shi Liang
Chinese Businessman (Mr. Chun)
Takuya Matsunaga
Tomogi Villager #2 (Toukichi)
Miho Harita
Ichizo's Wife (Tomi)
Hairi Katagiri
Tomogi Woman (Tsune)
Michié
Tomogi Wife (Mitsu)
Hiroko Isayama
Tomogi Village Woman (Hiro)
Yutaka Mishima
Goto Man #1 (Kuro)
Yasunari Takeshima
Goto Man #2 (Haku)
Yuri Ishizaka
Kichijiro Sister at Stake (Tae)
Ryo Sato
Kichijiro Sister #2 (Hisa)
Yoriko Doguchi
Kichijiro Mother (Naka)
Kisetsu Fujiwara
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Kansai Eto
Old Goto Man (Mosuke)
Shun Sugata
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Nana Komatsu
Monica (Haru)
Ryo Kase
Juan (Chokichi)
Hako Ohshima
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Nobuaki Fukuda
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Munetaka Aoki
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Samurai #1
Tetsu Watanabe
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Béla Baptiste
Dieter Albrecht
Asuka Kurosawa
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Yasushi Takada
Doshin (uncredited)
Emi Tabata
Yoko (uncredited)
Nokko
Kiyoko (uncredited)
Eriko Tanaka
Kaori (uncredited)
Federico Costantini
Concept Artist
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
Francesca Lo Schiavo
Set Decoration
Huang Wen-ying
Supervising Art Director
Randall Balsmeyer
Title Designer
Rodrigo Prieto
Director of Photography
Lukasz Jogalla
Second Unit Director of Photography
Dante Ferretti
Costume Design
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Guiomar Alonso
Other
Ping-Wen Wang
Production Office Assistant
Lukasz Jogalla
Second Unit Cinematographer
Victor Paguia
Stunt Coordinator
Daniel Adams
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Ricardo Rocca
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Martin Scorsese
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Thelma Schoonmaker
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Brent Ryan Green
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Tarek Anthony Jabre
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Chad A. Verdi
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George Furla
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Ken Kao
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Stuart Ford
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Wayne Marc Godfrey
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Emma Tillinger Koskoff
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Gastón Pavlovich
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Irwin Winkler
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Martin Scorsese
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Randall Emmett
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Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Producer
Chris Navarro
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Pablo Helman
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Shūsaku Endō
Novel
Jay Cocks
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