Tokyovision Acquires Bio of Jesuit Saint, Francis Xavier

Janson Media announced today that is has licensed the DVD rights for its one-hour documentary film, Xavier: Missionary & Saint to Tokyovision, targeting Christian societies in Japan. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Liam Neeson and filmed on location in the footsteps of the Jesuit missionary, Xavier tells the story of the successful globetrotting missionary and co-founder of The Society of Jesuits, an influential Roman Catholic religious order. The film features stunning scenery from Rome, Spain, Paris, India, China, and Japan as well as interviews with world-renowned historians and theologians. The documentary also commemorates the 500th anniversary of Xavier's birth. Xavier is played by Ron Garcia in the film. Xavier was produced by Jeremy Zipple and Jeff Johnson for Fourth Week Films and the New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus. &'While there is some good historical scholarship on Xavier, there are not a lot of background stories,' said Johnson. &'We"re trying to tell them.&' The experience of making the film and of hearing stories of Xavier from Jesuits around the world &'was a grace-filled part of the experience,&' said Zipple. 'I really felt his presence in a profound way.' 'This is the story of a missionary who died alone on a desolate island within sight of the land of his life"s dream,&' says Liam Neeson in the film"s introduction. &'He was unaware that he had forever changed the face and the race of Christianity.&' Tokyovision of Japan is 31-year-old media distribution company specializing in documentaries. Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company based in the United States, with a rights portfolio of over 1,500 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, and emerging new media platforms. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include nearly every major broadcaster or media company, as well as a wide range of DVD labels and distributors. Janson Media is also a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs.