is a 1995 Japanese film directed by

Kei Kumai was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he began work as a director's assistant. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first film, '' Nihon r ...

. It is based on the novel of the same name by Shusaku Endo. The film version was chosen as Japan's official submission to the

68th Academy Awards The 68th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1995 in the United States and took place on March 25, 1996, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles begi ...

for

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, but did not manage to receive a nomination.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It also marked the final film appearance of legendary Japanese actor

Toshiro Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as ''Rashomon'', ''Seven Samurai'', ''The Hidden Fortress'', ''Throne of Blood'', and '' ...

before his death in 1997. The film has yet to see an NTSC home media release, nor even one with an English translation.

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* 1995 films 1990s Japanese-language films 1995 drama films Films based on works by Shūsaku Endō Films directed by Kei Kumai Japanese drama films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub

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