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Shsaku End

Shūsaku Endō

Writer

Endō Shūsaku, (born March 27, 1923, Tokyo, Japan—died Sept. 29, 1996, Tokyo), Japanese novelist noted for his examination of the relationship between East and West through a Christian perspective. Endō became a Roman Catholic at age 11 with the encouragement of his mother and an aunt. At Keio University he majored in French literature (B.A., 1949), a subject he studied from 1950 to 1953 at the University of Lyon in France. His first collections of fiction, Shiroi hito and Kiiroi hito (both 1955; “White Man” and “Yellow Man”), indicate the direction of most of his later fiction: they contrast Japanese and Western experience and perspectives. In Umi to dokuyaku (1957; The Sea and Poison), he examines the Japanese sense of morality in a war story about Japanese doctors performing a vivisection on a downed American pilot. One of Endō’s most powerful novels, Chimmoku (1966; Silence), is a fictionalized account of Portuguese priests who traveled to Japan and the subsequent slaughter of their Japanese converts. This novel and Samurai (1980; The Samurai)—a fascinating account of a samurai’s journey on behalf of his shogun to open trade with Mexico, Spain, and Rome—are considered his best writing, showing the complexities of the interactions between cultures as well as presenting a supple and well-told narrative. Endō’s other extended fiction includes Kazan (1959; Volcano), Kuchibue o fuku toki (1974; When I Whistle), Sukyandaru (1986; Scandal), and a number of comic novels. He also wrote short stories, drama, essays, and a biography.

Born: March 27, 1923 in Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan

Died: September 29, 1996 (Age 73)

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Shūsaku Endō  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.7
WritingNovel1997
Movie
7.4
WritingOriginal Story1995
Movie
7.3
WritingNovel1968
Movie
7.1
WritingNovel, Screenplay1971
Movie
7.1
WritingNovel2016
Movie
7.2
WritingNovel1986
Movie
7.6
WritingNovel1969
Movie
6
WritingNovel1997
Movie
6.1
WritingOriginal Story1988
Movie
6.4
WritingNovel1981
Movie
6.8
WritingOriginal Story1976
Movie
WritingWriter
Movie
WritingOriginal Story1983
Limited Series
WritingNovel
2 Episodes
1983-1983
Limited Series
6.7
WritingNovel
8 Episodes
2017-2017
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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