Visas for Life (2005)
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...
Cast
- Takashi Sorimachi - Chiune Sugihara
- Naoko Iijima - Yukiko Sugihara
- Kazue Fukiishi - Setsuko Kikuchi
- Masanobu Katsumura - Mitsuya Takigawa
- Katsuhisa Namase - Fumihiko Kikuchi
- Masatô Ibu - Mitsuo Ohkubo
- Shirō Itō - Yōsuke Matsuoka
- Yoji Tanaka
- Hidekazu Mashima
- Riichi Seike
Screenplay
- Mutsuki Watanabe (Screenplay)
- 杉原幸子 (Author)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Visas for Life about?
- 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...
- Who directed Visas for Life?
- Visas for Life was directed by Takayoshi Watanabe.
- Who stars in Visas for Life?
- Visas for Life stars Takashi Sorimachi, Naoko Iijima, Kazue Fukiishi, Masanobu Katsumura, Katsuhisa Namase, Masatô Ibu.
- How long is Visas for Life?
- Visas for Life has a runtime of 2h 9m (129 minutes).
- What genre is Visas for Life?
- Visas for Life is a History, Drama film.
- Where was Visas for Life produced?
- Visas for Life was produced in Japan.