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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.

2h 41m2016RTMDb 7.1

DramaHistory

English

Crew and Cast

Martin ScorseseMartin ScorseseDirectorAndrew GarfieldAndrew GarfieldRodriguesAdam DriverAdam DriverGarupeLiam NeesonLiam NeesonFerreiraTadanobu AsanoTadanobu AsanoInterpreterCiarán HindsCiarán HindsFather ValignanoIssey OgataIssey OgataOld Samurai · InoueShinya TsukamotoShinya TsukamotoMokichiYoshi OidaYoshi OidaIchizoYosuke KubozukaYosuke KubozukaKichijiro
Kaoru EndōUnzen Samurai (Uneme)
Diego CalderónPrisoner Augustinian Friar #2
Rafael KadingPrisoner Augustinian Friar #1
Matthew BlakePrisoner Franciscan Friar
Benoit MassePrisoner Augustinian Friar #3Tetsuya IgawaTetsuya IgawaPrisoner Japanese JesuitShi LiangShi LiangChinese Businessman (Mr. Chun)
PantaTomogi Villager #1 (Yohei)Takuya MatsunagaTakuya MatsunagaTomogi Villager #2 (Toukichi)Miho HaritaMiho HaritaIchizo's Wife (Tomi)Hairi KatagiriHairi KatagiriTomogi Woman (Tsune)
Masayuki YamadaTomogi Husband (Kasuke)MichiéMichiéTomogi Wife (Mitsu)Hiroko IsayamaHiroko IsayamaTomogi Village Woman (Hiro)Yutaka MishimaYutaka MishimaGoto Man #1 (Kuro)Yasunari TakeshimaYasunari TakeshimaGoto Man #2 (Haku)Yuri IshizakaYuri IshizakaKichijiro Sister at Stake (Tae)Ryo SatoRyo SatoKichijiro Sister #2 (Hisa)
Ruo SatôKichijiro Father (Kichizo)Yoriko DoguchiYoriko DoguchiKichijiro Mother (Naka)Kisetsu FujiwaraKisetsu FujiwaraKichijiro Brother #2 (Kichita)

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
23 December 2016
Runtime
2h 41m
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.1 / 10 (3,435 votes)

Production

Director
Martin Scorsese
Writers
Jay Cocks, Shūsaku Endō, Martin Scorsese
Studios
Waypoint Entertainment, Cappa Defina Productions, CatchPlay
Countries
Mexico, Taiwan, United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$46.0M
Revenue
$23.8M
Profit
$22.2M loss
Return
0.5×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Japanese, English