Endo Shusaku

Name: Endo Shusaku
Native name: 遠藤周作
Also Known as: Endō Shūsaku, えんどうしゅうさく
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: March 27, 1923
Died: September 29, 1996

Endo Shusaku was a Japanese author who wrote from the rare 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. (Source: Wikipedia) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2017	Mahiru no Akuma	Drama	7.1
1997	To Love	Movie	6.5
1995	Deep River	Movie	6.8
1988	Yojo no Jidai	Movie	0.0
1986	Sea and Poison	Movie	7.7
1981	Call from Darkness	Movie	0.0
1978	Wakarete Ikiru Tokimo	Drama	0.0
1971	Silence	Movie	6.9
1968	Hymn to a Tired Man	Movie	6.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1986	Kumo	Special	0.0

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