What Year Is Silence Set In

Intent on investigating the truth behind Father Cristovão Ferreira’s abrupt end of correspondence, the devout Portuguese Catholic priests, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francisco Garupe, set off to Japan, in 1633.

Is silence historically accurate?

Silence is much more historically accurate than many historical movies and period dramas. Silence realistically shows how the Japanese Shogunate persecuted Christians in the 17th century. The movies accurately shows how the Shogunate and the local lords set out to destroy the small Chrisitan community.

What is the story behind the silence?

When a group of cave explorers unleashes a dangerous species of blind flying creatures named “vesps” from an underground mine, the population on Earth is attacked and killed by them. The government finds that the creatures attack through the human sound and requests people to stay quiet at home.