Martin Scorsese's "Silence" - who would play the Japanese role?

As many of you may know, Martin Scorsese just announced in Cannes that he will work on a new film "Silence" based on a novel of Japanese author Shusaku Endo.  The story is about a priest who was persecuted in 17th century Japan, where Christianity was banned strictly.

There is an important Japanese peasant role in this film, and there seem to have been much discussion about who would play this role.  I have some opinion about it, but it is TOO personal (as it relates to some of my favorite actors), so I posted my opinion on my PRIVATE blog.  My first choice would be Teruyuki Kagawa.  See below for more details.

Michi's random private blog

By the way, congrats to Naomi Kawase, who won the Grand Prix at Cannes!  I haven't seen her film - and usually Cannes quality film is not totally comprehensive to a layman like me - but anyway, I am particularly happy that a Japanese female director was honored in such a prestigeous stage!!

Comments

[tihopilik]

Hi

I can't be bothered with anything these days, but shrug. I just don't have anything to say recently.


Bye

[Drew Hayden]

I think Ryo Ishibashi would be a good choice.