Shūsaku Endō
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1968 – 2016
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Shūsaku Endō was a Japanese author who wrote from the perspective of a Japanese Catholic. Internationally, he is known for his 1966 historical fiction novel Silence, which was adapted into a 2016 film of the same name by director Martin Scorsese. He was the laureate of several prestigious literary accolades, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Order of Culture, and was inducted into the Roman Catholic Order of St. Sylvester by Pope Paul VI.
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🎬 Movies
Silence
writer
2016
To Love
writer
1997
The Eyes of Asia
writer
1997
Deep River
writer
1995
Yojo no jidai
writer
1988
The Sea and Poison
writer
1986
Voice from the Dark
writer
1983
Call from Darkness
writer
1981
Light and Shade of Youth
writer
1976
Silence
writer
1971
The Girl I Abandoned
writer
1969
Hymn to a Tired Man
writer
1968
