Visas and Virtue (1997)

Directors

Chris Tashima

Cast

Chris Tashima, Susan Fukuda, Diana Georger, Lawrence Craig, Shizuko Hoshi, Linda Igarashi, Elias Stimac, Shauna Bloom, Martin Fontana, Jonathan Klein

The story

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 life-saving transit visas, or obey orders and turn his back on humanity.

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