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title: 'The 26 Martyrs of Japan (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tomiyasu Ikeda'
released: '1931-01-01'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-26-martyrs-of-japan-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422548/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The 26 Martyrs of Japan (1931)

1931 · Japan

Original title: 殉教血史 日本二十六聖人

## Synopsis

The 26 Martyrs of Japan is a 1931 film released in Japan based on the martyrdom of twenty-six Catholic priests and layman in 1597. This silent film was produced by Seiju Hirayama, a Catholic landowner in Japanese-occupied Korea, who invested a huge amount of his personal fortune in producing this work, which was open to the public. Although it is a commercial film, it was produced under Hirayama's initiative with the cooperation of many people involved in the Catholic Church. It was the first full-fledged narrative film produced by the Catholic Church in Japan, which was in the process of becoming independent from the leadership of foreign missionaries during this period.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tomiyasu Ikeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomiyasu-ikeda)

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