Good Soil
2007 · ★ 8 · Dir. Craig Shimahara
One man must choose between his family or his faith.
Ships from Europe brought Christianity to the shores of Japan in 1549. For decades the seeds of faith grew under the watchful gaze of the Shogun, but the fear of foreign influence eventually gave rise to persecution. By 1624, Japanese Christians enjoyed only a few more years of peace. Jinbei Mauda comes to a point in his journey were he has to choose between his family or faith. Jinbei Masuda, a Japanese Christian of the samurai class who draws his strength from his faith, family and kenjitsu (Art of the Sword). However, he is caught up in the shogun's policy of religious persecution and must choose between his loved ones or his God.
- Released
- 2007-11-03
- Runtime
- 25 min
- Language
- EN
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Shin Koyamada
Jinbei Masuda
Yoshi Ando
Michijiro
Atsushi Hirata
Iwanaga
Yutaka Takeuchi
Tsunoyasu
Craig Reid
Catholic Priest
Kazumi Zatkin
Otsu
Maxwell Banchi
Shiro
Christine Shimahara
Kinu
Tex Nakamura
Daimyo
