Visas and Virtue

Visas and Virtue

🎞️ Movie 26 min US
โ˜… 6.6 /10 1997

A short film inspired by the true story of Chiune Sugihara

Haunted by the sight of hundreds of Jewish refugees outside the consulate gates, a Japanese diplomat and his wife, stationed in Kaunas, Lithuania at the beginning of World War II, must decide how much they are willing to risk. Inspired by a true story, VISAS AND VIRTUE explores the moral and professional dilemmas that Consul General Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara faces in making a life or death decision: defy his own government's direct orders and risk his career, by issuing live-saving transit visas, or obey orders and turn his back on humanity. This Academy Award® winning 26-minute portrait gracefully captured in period black and white by noted cinematographer Hiro Narita poignantly pays tribute to the rescuer of 6,000 Jews from the Holocaust.

Cast

Chris Tashima
Chris Tashima
Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara
Susan Fukuda
Susan Fukuda
Yukiko Sugihara
Diana Georger
Diana Georger
Helena Rosen
Lawrence Craig
Lawrence Craig
Nathan Rosen
Shizuko Hoshi
Shizuko Hoshi
Narrator (Elderly Mrs. Sugihara)
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Shauna Bloom
Woman
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Jon Cellini
Brother
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Martin Fontana
Man
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Gibson Frazier
Cantor
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Alan H. Friedenthal
Refugee #1
Scott Nagatani
Scott Nagatani
Composer
Hiro Narita
Hiro Narita
Cinematographer