Visas and Virtue is a 1997 narrative short film directed by Chris Tashima and starring Chris Tashima, Susan Fukuda, Diana Georger and Lawrence Craig. It was inspired by the true story of Holocaust rescuer Chiune "Sempo" Sugihara, who is known as "The Japanese Schindler". Sugihara issued over 2,000 transit visas to Polish and Lithuanian Jews from his consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania, in August 1940, in defiance of his own government (Japan), thereby allowing an estimated 6,000 individuals to escape the impending Holocaust.
Visas and Virtue (1997)
Directed by Chris Tashima
Genres - Biography, Drama, History, War |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - May 1, 1997 |
Run Time - 26 min. |
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Government, Holocaust, Japan, Kaunas, Lithuania, Schindler, Visa
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Based On: based on plays
Subject: The Holocaust, World War II
Subject: The Holocaust, World War II
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Alternate Titles
Visas and Virtue
US
Висас и Вирту
RU
ビザと美徳
JP