Visas for Life
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World Wat II broke out shortly after diplomat Chiune Sugihara was assigned to Lithuania. Nazi Germany occupied the western half of Poland and began persecuting the Jews. Lithuania was then annexed by the Soviet Union, and the Japanese consulate was ordered to close. Meanwhile, Jewish refugees who had fled Poland flocked to the Japanese consulate, requesting the issuance of Japanese transit visas. Chiune repeatedly sent telegrams to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting permission to issue visas to the Jewish refugees, but received a final notice that the visas could not be issued. However, with only a month left until the departure deadline, Chiune decided to defy the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' orders and issued visas to the Jewish refugees...
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Cast
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Takashi Sorimachi
Chiune Sugihara
Known for
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The Liar and His Lover
Naoko Iijima
Yukiko Sugihara
Also in
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Kazue Fukiishi
Setsuko Kikuchi
Known for
13 Assassins
One Missed Call
Masanobu Katsumura
Mitsuya Takigawa
Known for
Sonatine
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Katsuhisa Namase
Fumihiko Kikuchi
Known for
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Legal High
Masatô Ibu
Mitsuo Ohkubo
Known for
Empire of the Sun
NiNoKuni
Shirō Itō
Yōsuke Matsuoka
Known for
Brave Story
Golden Slumber
Yoji Tanaka
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Summer Wars
Hidekazu Mashima
Known for
Erased
Liar Game
Riichi Seike
Also in
Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger
Mechanical Violator Hakaider
Takayoshi Watanabe Director · Mutsuki Watanabe Screenplay Yukiko Kikuchi Author
First release October 11, 2005 · Produced in Japan · Production Nippon Television Network Corporation
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Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
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Nippon Television Network Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
日本のシンドラー 杉原千畝物語 六千人の命のビザ
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 11, 2005
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