‘Japanese Schindler’ Who Saved 6,000 Lives During World War II Finally Gets A Movie

christiancgtomas:

returnofthejudai:

So you know how I’ve frequently said that there needed to be a movie about Chiune Sugihara? Well, there is one now. About time.

“Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese diplomat who was stationed at a consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania during the early days of World War II. Between July 31 and August 28, 1940, Sugihara and his wife spent long nights writing and issuing more than 2,000 visas for Jewish refugees desperate to flee the Nazis and build new lives in Japan – even though his actions defied the Japanese government’s orders. “

‘Japanese Schindler’ Who Saved 6,000 Lives During World War II Finally Gets A Movie