The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to and after his decision to issue over 2,000 visas to Jewish refugees in Kaunas, Lithuania resulting in saving the lives of over 6,000 people. This is the story of a man who believed in doing all he could do for the benefit of his beloved Japan, including trying to keep her from becoming embroiled in a worldwide conflict he saw as inevitable. Along the way, he came face to face with the plight of the European Jews as they tried to escape the onslaught of the Nazi's and the rapidly advancing German army. Caught between the unbending policies of his country now bound by treaty with Nazi Germany and his awakening moral responsibilities, we follow his life from his early days in Manchuria to his eventual posting in Lithuania and his appointment with destiny which would forever brand him a hero.
as Chiune Sempo Sugihara
as Pesz
as Irina
as Niszli
as Wolfgang Gudze
as Ganor
as Chaim Rosenthal
as Jan Zwartendijk
as Marat
as Hanna in the age of 5
as Hanna in the age of 9
as Sollie in the age of 9
as Sollie in the age of 15
as Estera Rosenthal in the age of 7
as Estera Rosenthal in the age of 13
as Ganor's wife
as Ganor's daughter
as Irina's husband
as british ambassador
as russian engineer
as crying girl
as woman in the train
as Rosenthal's daughter
as Gestapo officer
as german captain
as soviet officer
as soviet soldier in the train
as young german soldier
as diplomat
as Anuszka
