The Eyes of Asia
1997, Portuguese. Directed by João Mário Grilo.
Julian Nakaura, a priest of the Society of Jesus, was one of four young ambassadors sent to Rome by the Jesuits in 1582, as proof that Japan had converted to Christianity. Fifty years after the mission, which so fascinated European royalty, Julian was forced again to prove his faith, only this time before a Shogun, who wanted to force him to abandon his religion. Julian resists, as does Miguel Chijiwa, a fellow at the embassy to Rome, who become a martyr. Betrayed by Cristóvão Ferreira, who cannot bear the torture, Julian suffers an inglorious death ... or maybe not. All the while, a woman wants to discover her past...
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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Cast & crew
- João Mário GriloDirector
- Geraldine ChaplinJane Powell
- João PerryCristovão Ferreira
- Yoshi OidaJulião Nakaura
- Yasukiyo UmenoMiguel Chijiwa
- António CordeiroMateus
- Marques D'AredeGiovanni Adami
- José AbreuPedro
- José EduardoLucas do Espírito Santo
- Rui GomesSebastião
- Kyioto HaradaMatazaemon
- Edward IshitaEdward Ishita
- Yûji KosugiKurobei
Details
- Released
- 11 April 1997
- Original title
- Os Olhos da Ásia
- Country
- Germany, France, Japan, Portugal
- Written by
- João Mário Grilo, Paulo Filipe
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The Eyes of Asia runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Eyes of Asia isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 April 1997. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Eyes of Asia?
The Eyes of Asia (1997) was directed by João Mário Grilo and stars Geraldine Chaplin, João Perry, Yoshi Oida.