The 26 Martyrs of Japan (film)
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This article is about the Japanese film. For the Catholic priests that inspired the film, see 26 Martyrs of Japan.
The 26 Martyrs of Japan[1] (Junkyō chi-shi Nihon nijūrokuseijin) is a 1931 film released in Japan based on the martyrdom of twenty-six Catholic priests and layman in 1597. This silent film was produced by Seiju Hirayama, a Catholic landowner in Japanese-occupied Korea, who invested a huge amount of his personal fortune in producing this work, which was open to the public. Although it is a commercial film, it was produced under Hirayama's initiative with the cooperation of many people involved in the Catholic Church. It was the first full-fledged narrative film produced by the Catholic Church in Japan, which was in the process of becoming independent from the leadership of foreign missionaries during this period.
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Directed by | Tomiyasu Ikeda [ja] |
Written by | Tomiyasu Ikeda |
Screenplay by | Tomiyasu Ikeda and Hermann Heuvers |
Based on | Yamato hijiri chishio no kakioki by Aimé Villion |
Produced by | Hirayama Seiju and Hirohisa Ikenaga [ja] |
Starring | Kaichi Yamamoto [ja], Masu Toyofushimi [ja], Naoe Yamada [ja], Isuzu Yamada, Chiezō Kataoka |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Budget | 300,000 yen |
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