Shūsaku Endō
March 27, 1923 – September 29, 1996
Place of Birth:
Tokyo, Japan
Place of Death:
Tokyo, Japan
Shūsaku Endō 遠藤 周作 Endō Shūsaku March 27, 1923 – September 29, 1996 was a Japanese author who wrote from the rare perspective of a Japanese Roman Catholic. Together with Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, Shōtarō Yasuoka, Junzo Shono, Hiroyuki Agawa, Ayako Sono (his co-religionist), and Shumon Miura, Endō is categorized as part of the "Third Generation" (that is, the third major group of Japanese writers who appeared after World War II).
The 2016 film Silence, directed by Martin Scorsese, is an adaptation of Endō's 1966 historical novel of the same name.
The 2016 film Silence, directed by Martin Scorsese, is an adaptation of Endō's 1966 historical novel of the same name.