Un samouraï au Vatican (2018)
Un samouraï au Vatican (2018)
Why do 600 inhabitants of the small southern Spanish town of Coria del Río bear the surname "Japón"? It is the legacy of an unusual expedition that took place 400 years ago: In October 1613, the samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga boarded the galleon "San Juan Bautista" on behalf of the ruler Date Masamune in Sendai, Japan. In addition to merchants, warriors and Spanish sailors, the Spanish Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, who spoke fluent Japanese, also embarked. The legation wanted to obtain permission from the Spanish King Philip III and Pope Paul V to open a new sea route to India alongside the spice route; in return, Christian missionaries were to be sent to Japan. When he set off, Hasekura Tsunenaga had no idea that the journey would take seven years. Who was this Japanese samurai? What is known about his motives and what is known about the actual background to the expedition?

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Huarong Weng Huarong Weng As: Hasekura Tsunenaga
Ricardo Zeger Ramos Ricardo Zeger Ramos As: Luis Sotelo
Anna Flori-Lamour Anna Flori-Lamour As: Narrator
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Why do 600 inhabitants of the small southern Spanish town of Coria del Río bear the surname "Japón"? It is the legacy of an unusual expedition that took place 400 years ago: In October 1613, the samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga boarded the galleon "San Juan Bautista" on behalf of the ruler Date Masamune in Sendai, Japan. In addition to merchants, warriors and Spanish sailors, the Spanish Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, who spoke fluent Japanese, also embarked. The legation wanted to obtain permission from the Spanish King Philip III and Pope Paul V to open a new sea route to India alongside the spice route; in return, Christian missionaries were to be sent to Japan. When he set off, Hasekura Tsunenaga had no idea that the journey would take seven years. Who was this Japanese samurai? What is known about his motives and what is known about the actual background to the expedition?


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Genres: Documentary, History

Language: Français, 日本語, Español

Release Date: 30 August 2018

Country: FR, JP

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: Gedeon Programmes, NHK, ARTE

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Cast

Huarong Weng

Huarong Weng

Hasekura Tsunenaga

Ricardo Zeger Ramos

Ricardo Zeger Ramos

Luis Sotelo

Anna Flori-Lamour

Anna Flori-Lamour

Narrator

Directed By

Stéphane Bégoin

Stéphane Bégoin

Director

Laurence Guérault

Laurence Guérault

First Assistant Director

Thomas Retif

Thomas Retif

Assistant Director

Daitki Yokota

Daitki Yokota

Director

Writing Credits

Stéphane Bégoin

Stéphane Bégoin

Scenario Writer

Flore Kosinetz

Flore Kosinetz

Scenario Writer

Production Crew

Virginie Guibbaud

Virginie Guibbaud

Producer

Stéphane Millière

Stéphane Millière

Producer

Natalia Bakuza Gui Holguin

Natalia Bakuza Gui Holguin

Production Executive

Yoshiharu Koyama

Yoshiharu Koyama

Producer

Andrea Toca

Andrea Toca

Production Director

Emilio Maillé

Emilio Maillé

Producer

Maëva Barret

Maëva Barret

Production Assistant

Gustavo Angel

Gustavo Angel

Producer

Carmel Gherbi

Carmel Gherbi

Post Production Accountant

Anne Le Grevès

Anne Le Grevès

Production Director

Andrea Torres

Andrea Torres

Extras Casting

Fanny Carella

Fanny Carella

Production Assistant

Nicolas Portes

Nicolas Portes

Administration

Daniela Leyva

Daniela Leyva

Production Director

Bruno Abate

Bruno Abate

Post Production Producer

Mari Mukai

Mari Mukai

Production Director

Nicolás Gauta

Nicolás Gauta

Production Executive

Yuri Sudo

Yuri Sudo

Producer

Tomohito Goshozono

Tomohito Goshozono

Production Director

Edited By

Gilles Perru

Gilles Perru

Editor

Florian Chomienne

Florian Chomienne

Assistant Editor

Benjamin Dewalque

Benjamin Dewalque

Color Grading

Costume and Makeup

Mayra Gabriela Juárez

Mayra Gabriela Juárez

Assistant Costume Designer

Rodolfo Cruz

Rodolfo Cruz

Assistant Costume Designer

Megumi Tatsumi

Megumi Tatsumi

Makeup & Hair

Abigail Alejo

Abigail Alejo

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Ara Rubio

Ara Rubio

Costume Designer

Masamitsu Watanabe

Masamitsu Watanabe

Costume Designer

Junko Osada

Junko Osada

Makeup & Hair

Yolanda Martínez

Yolanda Martínez

Assistant Costume Designer

Younosuke Watanabe

Younosuke Watanabe

Costume Designer

Brenda Castro

Brenda Castro

Makeup & Hair

Gabríela Vargas Gómez

Gabríela Vargas Gómez

Makeup & Hair Assistant

Crescencio Hernández

Crescencio Hernández

Costume Designer

Sound

Visual Effects

Camera

Jerónimo Rodríguez

Jerónimo Rodríguez

Camera Operator

Emilie Aujé

Emilie Aujé

Camera Operator

Keita Wada

Keita Wada

Camera Operator

Lighting

Art Department

Carmina Estrella

Carmina Estrella

Assistant Decorator

Ivan Barrera

Ivan Barrera

Assistant Decorator

Augustín Angeles

Augustín Angeles

Assistant Decorator

Laura Samyn

Laura Samyn

Decorator

Jonathan Garcia

Jonathan Garcia

Assistant Decorator

Juan Barrera

Juan Barrera

Assistant Decorator

Malo Vandercruyssen

Malo Vandercruyssen

Art Direction

Eliette Daudet

Eliette Daudet

Painter

Marion Tivital

Marion Tivital

Painter

Other Crew

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