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...
as Jane Powell
as Cristovão Ferreira
as Julião Nakaura
as Miguel
as Mateus
as Giovanni Adami
as Pedro
as Lucas do Espírito Santo
as Sebastião
as Matazaemon
as Edward Ishita
as Kurobei
as António de Sousa
as Sr. Takahara
as Museum Director
as Martinho