Persona Non Grata
杉原千畝 スギハラチウネ
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.
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Michał Żurawski
as Niszli
Takashi Tsukamoto
Igor Obłoza
Henryk Gołębiewski
as soviet soldier in the train
Wenanty Nosul
as Jan Zwartendijk
Jean-Christophe Lebert
Arkadiusz Janiczek
Paweł Okraska
as Gestapo officer
Marcin Korcz
as german captain
Toshiaki Karasawa
as Chiune Sempo Sugihara
Gaku Hamada
Zbigniew Zamachowski
as Ganor
Andrzej Blumenfeld
as Chaim Rosenthal
Patrycja Soliman
as Ganor's wife
Cezary Łukaszewicz
as Wolfgang Gudze
Katarzyna Kwiatkowska
as woman in the train
Mariusz Ochociński
Etl Szyc
as Anuszka
Natan Czyżewski
Artur Krajewski
as Irina's husband
John Edmondson
as british ambassador
Michał Napiątek
Borys Szyc
as Pesz
Małgorzata Łata
as Estera Rosenthal in the age of 13
Bronisława Zamachowska
as Ganor's daughter
Krzysztof Franieczek
Mariusz Kiljan
Agnieszka Grochowska
as Irina
Koyuki
Anna Grycewicz
Władimir Abramuszkin
as russian engineer
Lech Dyblik
Maciej Zakościelny
as Marat
