Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness

2000
1h 43m

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The story of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, consul to Lithuania during World War II, who defied Tokyo authorities and wrote transit visas allowing Jewish families to flee Europe to Japan... Read allThe story of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, consul to Lithuania during World War II, who defied Tokyo authorities and wrote transit visas allowing Jewish families to flee Europe to Japan and other countries.The story of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, consul to Lithuania during World War II, who defied Tokyo authorities and wrote transit visas allowing Jewish families to flee Europe to Japan and other countries.

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Susan Bluman

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Benjamin Fishoff

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Neil Ross

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Liane Schirmer

Mrs. Sugihara
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Hiroki Sugihara

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Moses Zupnik

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- Robert Kirk
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- Robert Kirk
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10/10

A work of greatness, testament to the highest good in humanity.

One of the sweetest moments in this superb documentary is when Mr. Sugihara is given his opportunity to attain a kind of sainthood by helping the Jewish people who had nowhere else to turn and he, after contemplating for a while, realizes he can help and if he can help he will help -- in the face of possible censure from his own government and possible profound danger for himself and his family from the Nazis. This is a must see for all who believe that Goodness has a place in the human family. Additionally, it provides an invaluable lesson in a little-know aspect of the history of World War 2 and of the relationship between the Japanese and the Jewish people.