Nakaura of Julian (Julião Nakaura), a priest of the Society of Jesus, was one of four young ambassadors sent to Rome by the Jesuits in 1538, 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...
Geraldine Chaplin
as Jane Powell
João Perry
as Cristovão Ferreira
Yoshi Oida
as Julião Nakaura
梅野泰靖
as Miguel
António Cordeiro
as Mateus
Marques D'Arede
as Giovanni Adami
José Abreu
as Pedro
José Eduardo
as Lucas do Espírito Santo
Rui Gomes
as Sebastião
Kyioto Harada
as Matazaemon
Edward Ishita
as Edward Ishita
Yûji Kosugi
as Kurobei
