"Sometimes silence is the deadliest sound."

2016

2h 41m

7.1(3151 votes)

Drama

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Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

65 members

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Andrew Garfield

Rodrigues

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Adam Driver

Garupe

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Liam Neeson

Ferreira

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浅野忠信

Interpreter

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Ciarán Hinds

Father Valignano

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イッセー尾形

Old Samurai / Inoue

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塚本晋也

Mokichi

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Yoshi Oida

Ichizo

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窪塚洋介

Kichijiro

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Kaoru Endô

Unzen Samurai (Uneme)

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Diego Calderón

Prisoner Augustinian Friar #2

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Rafael Kading

Prisoner Augustinian Friar #1

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Matthew Blake

Prisoner Franciscan Friar

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Benoit Masse

Prisoner Augustinian Friar #3

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井川哲也

Prisoner Japanese Jesuit

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Shi Liang

Chinese Businessman (Mr. Chun)

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パンタ

Tomogi Villager #1 (Yohei)

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Takuya Matsunaga

Tomogi Villager #2 (Toukichi)

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Miho Harita

Ichizo's Wife (Tomi)

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片桐はいり

Tomogi Woman (Tsune)

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山田将之

Tomogi Husband (Kasuke)

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美知枝

Tomogi Wife (Mitsu)

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伊佐山ひろ子

Tomogi Village Woman (Hiro)

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三島ゆたか

Goto Man #1 (Kuro)

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竹嶋康成

Goto Man #2 (Haku)

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Yuri Ishizaka

Kichijiro Sister at Stake (Tae)

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佐藤玲

Kichijiro Sister #2 (Hisa)

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Ruo Satô

Kichijiro Father (Kichizo)

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洞口依子

Kichijiro Mother (Naka)

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藤原季節

Kichijiro Brother #2 (Kichita)

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Yasushi Takahashi

Tomogi Villager

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Sanjuro Kobayashi

Tomogi Villager

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Mangorô Satô

Tomogi Villager

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Keiko Morikawa

Tomogi Villager

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Jin Maki

Boatman

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Naoto Yokouchi

Goto Swimming Man

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江藤漢斉

Old Goto Man (Mosuke)

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菅田俊

Samurai Commander

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Kazuhiko Ozaki

Tomogi Hostage #3 (Yahachi)

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小松菜奈

Monica (Haru)

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加瀬亮

Juan (Chokichi)

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Fumitaka Terai

Christian Prisoner (Tobei)

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大島葉子

Christian Prisoner (Kiku)

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西岡秀記

Christian Prisoner (Mataichi)

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Takahiro Fujita

Inoue's Attendant

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Senmaru

Nagasaki Juggler

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Ryô Fujiwara

Nagasaki Child

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福田信昭

Jeering Man

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青木崇高

Prison Guard #1

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SABU

Samurai #1

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渡辺哲

Prison Guard #2

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Exile Akira

Prison Official

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Shunya Tajima

Samurai at Beach #1

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Ryuki Kitaoka

Samurai at Beach #2

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Hiroki Noguchi

Samurai in Boat

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中村嘉葎雄

Old Buddhist Priest

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Yoshihiro Takayama

Large Man

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Shoji Miyata

Vendor's Cries (voice)

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Noriwo Mitsuda

Vendor's Cries (voice)

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Ayumu Saito

Prison Guard #3

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Béla Baptiste

Dieter Albrecht

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黒沢あすか

Rodrigues' Wife

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Motokatsu Suzuki

Edo Guard (uncredited)

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Yasushi Takada

Doshin (uncredited)

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Ten Miyazawa

Carpenter (uncredited)

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