In 1637 two Portuguese missionaries undertake a perilous search for their tutor missing on the hostile island of Japan. If discovered, they face the same fate as other practising Christians – torture at the hands of the Shogun and his Samurai, until they renounce their Christian faith.
Endo masterfully uses this gripping high-stakes narrative as a means to pose challenging questions about the limits of faith and devotion and to better understand the role of Judas in the death of Christ.
