Sugihara Chiune
Against his country's orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II.
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"Viewed at CineMatsuri 2016. Director Cellin Gluck delivers a grippingly emotional biopic that transcends any perceived/imaged boundaries of ethnicity in epic fashion. Glick's film (yet to be fully released--see below) re-creates the life and times of obscure Japanese diplomat, Sugihara Chiune, who turned into a world-class humanitarian all but forgotten in the fog of history (or, more likely, the smog of politically rewritten history)--until now! Sugihara Chiune became an acknowledged expert on the culture/language of the USSR with the objective of securing a diplomatic posting there just..."
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Sugihara was nicknamed "Senpo" because his name was difficult to pronounce. "Senpo" is the alternate reading of the Chinese characters that form his name.
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Against his country's orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II.