Sugihara Survivors: Jewish and Japanese, past and future (2017)
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Country:
United Kingdom, Japan
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Duration:
25 min
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Genre:
drama
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Director:
Junichi Kajioka
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Producer:
David Burrell, Junichi Kajioka
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Cast:
Akira Kitade, Judith Crawley, Benjamin Fishoff, Sumio Kusaka
About film
This short documentary is about Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who saved 6000 Jewish people in World War II by issuing them transit visas unbeknownst to Tokyo. The film shows Japanese writer Akira Kitade trying to trace some of the survivors.
Rewards and nominations
- New York Peace Film Festival 2017 (USA) — Official Selection
- Nalanda International Film Festiva 2017 (India) — Official Selection
- Brundibár Arts Festival 2017 (UK) — Official Selection
Director
actor, producer, screenwriter, director, and film editor. He acts in television dramas and foreign films. His most famous acting works include Devils on the Doorstep by Jiang Wen, The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou, and City of Life and Death by Lu Chuan. In 2007 Kajioka released his short documentary Sugihara Survivors: Jewish and Japanese, Past and Future.
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Director
actor, producer, screenwriter, director, and film editor. He acts in television dramas and foreign films. His most famous acting works include Devils on the Doorstep by Jiang Wen, The Flowers of War by Zhang Yimou, and City of Life and Death by Lu Chuan. In 2007 Kajioka released his short documentary Sugihara Survivors: Jewish and Japanese, Past and Future.
