The story of a Japanese diplomat, sometimes called the Schindler of Japan, and his life lading up to and after his decision to issue over 2,000 visas to Jewish refugees in Kaunas, Lithuania resulting in saving the lives of over 6,000 people. This is the story of a man who believed in doing all he could do for the benefit of his beloved Japan, including trying to keep her from becoming embroiled in a worldwide conflict he saw as inevitable. Along the way, he came face to face with the plight of the European Jews as they tried to escape the onslaught of the Nazi's and the rapidly advancing German army. Caught between the unbending policies of his country now bound by treaty with Nazi Germany and his awakening moral responsibilities, we follow his life from his early days in Manchuria to his eventual posting in Lithuania and his appointment with destiny which would forever brand him a hero.
Cast
Toshiaki Karasawa
Chiune Sempo Sugihara
Borys Szyc
Pesz
Agnieszka Grochowska
Irina
Michał Żurawski
Niszli
Cezary Łukaszewicz
Wolfgang Gudze
Koyuki
Unknown
Gaku Hamada
Unknown
Takashi Tsukamoto
Unknown
Anna Grycewicz
Unknown
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Ganor
Andrzej Blumenfeld
Chaim Rosenthal
Wenanty Nosul
Jan Zwartendijk
Maciej Zakościelny
Marat
Natan Czyżewski
Unknown
Oskar Borzym
Unknown
Gabriela Seroczyńska
Hanna in the age of 5
Natalia Nickowska
Hanna in the age of 9
Filip Szczepkowski
Sollie in the age of 9
Artur Szczepkowski
Sollie in the age of 15
Liliana Czyżewska
Estera Rosenthal in the age of 7
Małgorzata Łata
Estera Rosenthal in the age of 13
Patrycja Soliman
Ganor's wife
Bronisława Zamachowska
Ganor's daughter
Artur Krajewski
Irina's husband
Paweł Pliszka
Unknown
Jean-Christophe Lebert
Unknown
Krzysztof Franieczek
Unknown
John Edmondson
british ambassador
Arkadiusz Janiczek
Unknown
Władimir Abramuszkin
russian engineer
Ali Bahrudinov
Unknown
Michał Napiątek
Unknown
Karolina Hildebrandt
crying girl
Mariusz Kiljan
Unknown
Katarzyna Kwiatkowska
woman in the train
Katarzyna Kaźmierczak
Rosenthal's daughter
Paweł Okraska
Gestapo officer
Mariusz Ochociński
Unknown
Marcin Korcz
german captain
Krzysztof Kluzik
soviet officer
Igor Obłoza
Unknown
Lech Dyblik
Unknown
Henryk Gołębiewski
soviet soldier in the train
Tomasz Leszczyński
Unknown
Jan Kowalewski
young german soldier
Jakub Konieczny
diplomat
Etl Szyc
Anuszka
Hiroaki Murakami
Unknown
Crew
Kazumi Osaka
Interior Designer, Decorator
Katarzyna Krukowska-Francuz
Interior Designer
Kinga Babczyńska
Interior Designer
Cellin Gluck
Director
Tetsuo Kamata
Screenplay
Hiromichi Matsuo
Screenplay
Garry Waller
Director of Photography
Karolina Syska
Assistant Director
Marek Jaszkowski
Assistant Director
Michał Materna
Assistant Director
Jakub Wielecki
Assistant Director
Klaudiusz Chrostowski
Assistant Director
Agnieszka Majle-Pawlicka
Production Coordinator
Magdalena Pietrowska
Production Coordinator
Ake Sawaryn
Production Coordinator
Dagmara Bagnecka
Production Coordinator
Jarosław Jakubiec
Production Coordinator
Seiji Okuda
Executive Producer
Kazutoshi Wadakura
Producer
Jan Kwieciński
Associate Producer
Inga Kruk
Line Producer
Rafał Michalski
Camera Operator
Michał Nowakowski
Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
Ewa Brodzka
Casting
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Casting
Monika Medyńska
Assistant Costume Designer
Liliana Zabłocka
Assistant Costume Designer
Ada Komerska
Assistant Costume Designer
Dorota Roqueplo
Costume Design
Misako Kajimoto
Costume Design
Grażyna Jakubczak
Hairdresser
Olga Modzelewska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Agnieszka Dąbrowska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Milena Jura
Assistant Makeup Artist
Dariusz Krysiak
Makeup Artist
Ryotaro Harada
Sound
Leszek Freund
Sound
Bogdan Modzelewski
Master Lighting Artist
Marek Modzelewski
Master Lighting Artist
Tomasz Baprawski
Master Lighting Artist
Arkadiusz Rośczak
Special Effects Supervisor
Krzysztof Buczek
Special Effects Supervisor
Bartosz Rośczak
Special Effects
Anna Malarowska
Music Consultant
Monika Graf
Music Consultant
Dominik Chmurski
Musician
Naoki Sato
Music
Przemysław Kowalski
Set Designer
Hirokazu Kanakatsu
Set Designer
Tomasz Pietrzak
Props
Marcin Wąsowski
Props
Cezary Matysiak
Props
Mariusz Laskowski
Stunts
Krzysztof Sztabiński
Stunts
Remigiusz Raciborski
Stunts
Tomasz Błasiak
Stunts
Remigiusz Szelongiewicz
Stunts
Jacek Długosz
Stunts
Jakub Kazikowski
Stunts
Hubert Kostrzewa
Stunts
Wiktor Brański
Stunts
Paweł Pliszka
Stunts
Jacek Bielec
Stunts
Piotr Granica
Stunts
Arkadiusz Bujalski
Stunts
Robert Brzeziński Jr.
Stunts
Tomasz Dąbrowski
Stunts
Kamil Dołowski
Stunts
Grzegorz Jurek
Stunt Coordinator
Sylwia Adamowicz
Choreographer
Dariusz Włodarczyk
Assistant Property Master
Izumi Yoshida
Translator
Hana Umeda
Translator
Adam Klawczyński
Translator
Iga Miłosławska
Translator
Marta Grzyb
Translator
Paweł Dylik
Key Grip
Magdalena Badura
Production Manager
Kamil Komorek
Data Management Technician
Michał Magoń
Data Management Technician
Adam Ilen
Catering
Marek Matuszewski
Catering
Krzysztof Kujawa
Catering
Danuta Tokarska
Catering
Aneta Kielak
Catering
Gabriela Ciechanowiecka
Administration
