Visas for Life
日本のシンドラー 杉原千畝物語 六千人の命のビザ
Synopsis
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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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Takayoshi Watanabe
- Screenplay & Story
- Mutsuki Watanabe
- Original Score
- Andrea Morricone
- Original Title
- 日本のシンドラー 杉原千畝物語 六千人の命のビザ
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Production Studios
- Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Takayoshi Watanabe
Mutsuki Watanabe, Yukiko Kikuchi
Andrea Morricone
Department Leadership Roster
Takayoshi Watanabe
Director
Mutsuki Watanabe
Screenplay
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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?
The principal cast of Visas for Life includes Takashi Sorimachi, Naoko Iijima, Kazue Fukiishi, Masanobu Katsumura, Katsuhisa Namase.
When was Visas for Life released and how long is it?
Visas for Life was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 2h 9m.
Who composed the musical score for Visas for Life?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Visas for Life was composed by Andrea Morricone.