Silence – N.K. International

When Nana Komatsu passed a video audition for Silence, a project director Martin Scorsese had been working on for more than 20 years, she hardly was a household name for cinema goers. Her filmography amounted to a handful of movies, among them Nakashima‘s The World of Kanako, a film that launched her acting career.

Filming took place in Taiwan in 2015, a country the young star returned to on several occasions since that time. As Monica, a young country girl who had embraced the Christian faith, she delivered a good perf in the few scenes she had.

Though it was just a supporting role, she shared the glory with American big stars like Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson or Adam Driver and an impressive cast of seasoned Japanese actors, among them Shinya Tsukamoto, Yosuke Kubozuka or Tadanobu Asano. Here is a small collection of pics and clips to remember.

On Tuesday January 17, 2017, at the Roppongi Hills Toho Cinema, legendary American Director Martin Scorsese had come all the way from the US to Tokyo for the Japanese Premiere of his latest film: Silence/Chinmoku.

His star-studded Japanese cast was there too: Tadanobu Asano, cult director and actor Shinya Tsukamoto, Yosuke Kubozuka, Ryo Kase and 20-year-old Nana Komatsu who had made her Hollywood debut in the film as Monica, a young country girl whose Christian faith sealed her destiny, to a tragic end.

Her screen time was rather short and it was indeed a small supporting role but her flawless performance in different scenes did leave an impression, it was remarkable enough for the US media to take notice: Variety.