Shusaku Endo
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Kirishitan...Christians. Drawn from the oral histories of Japanese Catholic communities, Shusaku Endo's acclaimed novel "Silence " provides detailed accounts of the persecution of Christian communities and the suppression of the Church. Japan was... In this article: Japan, Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Nagasaki, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Christianity, Alessandro Valignano, Buddhism, and Korea |
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topix | February 12, 2009
Scorsese takes on Endo's 'Silence'
...on Endo's 'Silence' Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese is expected to begin shooting later this year for his film adaptation of Shusaku Endo's novel "Chinmoku" , a moving story of Christian martyrdom in Japan. Type in your comments to...
In this article: Martin Scorsese, Silence, and Japan
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
Nagasaki Prefecture
...there as early as the 16th century. See Shusaku Endo's novel "Silence " which draws from the oral history of the local Christian ( Kirishitan ) communities, both Kakure Kirishitan and Hanare Kirishitan. As of 2002, there are 68,617...
In this article: Nagasaki Prefecture, Hirado, Sasebo, Jakarta, Portugal, Christianity, World War II, Roman Catholic, and Oda Nobunaga
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CraveOnline | February 09, 2009
The Hollywood Round-Up: February 9
...raised the money needed to begin a shoot in New Zealand later this year. The film is based on the novel by Shusaku Endo, adapted for the big screen by Jay Cocks. Sylvester Stallone, who recently signed a deal with Nu Image and Millennium...
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Christianity in Japan
Drawn from the oral histories of Japanese Catholic communities, Shusaku Endo's acclaimed historical novel "Silence " provides detailed fictionalised accounts of the persecution of Christian communities and the suppression of the Church.
In this article: Japan, Christianity, St. Nicholas, Divie Bethune McCartee, Tokyo, Catholicism, Roman Catholicism, and Japanese Orthodox Church
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Rotten Tomatoes: News | February 09, 2009
Weekly Ketchup: Green Lights for Green Lantern and... Candy Land?
...which will be Silence, a project Scorsese has been eager to make for over a decade, long before he even acquired the rights to the Shusaku Endo novel in 2005. Adapted by Jay Cocks (De-Lovely; cowriter of Gangs of New York), Silence is the...
In this article: Candy Land, Green Lantern, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Hal Jordan, Martin Scorsese, John Stewart, Terry Gilliam, Slap Shot, Ramona, and Beezus and Ramona
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Rotten Tomatoes: News | February 03, 2009
Scorsese Breaks Silence on Ambitious Next Project
...previously as well. I'm not at all familiar with Shusaku Endo's novel, but I must say it seems like Scorsese's recent interest in this might have stemmed from immense critical success of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt. I can't say this with...
In this article: Martin Scorsese, Silence, Benicio del Toro, Doubt, Daniel Day-Lewis, Christianity, John Patrick Shanley, Graham King, and Gael Garcia Bernal
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Crucifixion
...freedom in Japan in 1871. The historical novel "Silence" by Shusaku Endo gives an account of the 17th century Christian persecutions based upon the oral histories of contemporary Kakure Kirishitan communities. In the early Meiji period...
In this article: Crucifixion, Jesus Christ, Josephus, Spartacus, Titus, Saint Peter, Alexander the Great, Jerusalem, Christianity, and Siege of Jerusalem
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Shūsaku Endō (遠藤 周作 Endō Shūsaku, March 27, 1923–September 29, 1996) was a renowned 20th century Japanese author who wrote from the unusual perspective of being both Japanese and Catholic. (The population of Christians in Japan is less than 1%.) Together with Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, Shotaro Yasuoka, Junzo Shono, Hiroyuki Agawa, Ayako Sono, and Shumon Miura, Endo is categorized as one of the "Third Generation," the third major group of writers who appeared after the Second World War.
Endo was born in Tokyo in 1923, but his parents moved shortly after to live in Japanese-occupied Manchuria. When his parents divorced in 1933, Endo returned to Japan with his mother to live in her hometown of Kobe. His mother converted to Catholicism when he was a small child and raised the young Endo as a Catholic. Endo was baptized in 1935 at the age of 12 and given the Christian name of Paul.
Endo studied French literature at the University of Lyon from 1950 to 1953.
His books reflect many of his childhood experiences. These include the stigma of being an outsider, the experience of being a foreigner, the life of a hospital patient, and the struggle with tuberculosis. However, his books mainly deal with the moral fabric of life. His Catholic faith can be seen at some level in all of his books, and it is often a central feature. Most of his characters struggle with complex moral dilemmas, and their choices often produce mixed or tragic results. In this his work is often compared to that of Graham Greene. In fact, Greene himself labeled Endo one of the finest writers of the 20th century.
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