Miguel Chijiwa
Appearance
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/First_Japanese_Embassy_to_Europe_1586.png/350px-First_Japanese_Embassy_to_Europe_1586.png)
Top, from left to right: Julião Nakaura, Father Mesquita, Mancio Ito.
Bottom, from left to right: Martinão Hara, Miguel Chijiwa.
Miguel Chijiwa (
In popular media[edit]
A "brother Michael" appears in the 1975 novel Shōgun. In its 1980 adaptation to TV, Michael is played by Masumi Okada. In the 1996 Portuguese film Os Olhos da Ásia, Miguel is played by Yasukiyo Umeno. In Tenshō Kennō Shōnen Shisetsu, Miguel is played by Ryouta Murai. In the 2019 miniseries MAGI Tensho Keno Shonen Shisetsu, Miguel is played by Atsushi Ogata.
References[edit]
- ^ "History of the Japanese Catholic Church." Daughters of St. Paul. Retrieved on February 10, 2009.
- ^ "Historical discovery: Miguel Chijiwa, a young Japanese convert, did not recant." AsiaNews.it.
- ^ Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi (10 September 2017). "Possible rosary beads found in grave dig of Miguel Chijiwa". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 22 June 2018.