Persona Non Grata

Persona Non Grata

2015 ja 139 minutes

Rating: 6.7

Plot

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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Cast

Toshiaki Karasawa

Toshiaki Karasawa

Chiune Sempo Sugihara

Borys Szyc

Borys Szyc

Pesz

Agnieszka Grochowska

Agnieszka Grochowska

Irina

Michał Żurawski

Michał Żurawski

Niszli

Cezary Łukaszewicz

Cezary Łukaszewicz

Wolfgang Gudze

Koyuki

Koyuki

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Takashi Tsukamoto

Takashi Tsukamoto

Anna Grycewicz

Anna Grycewicz

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Zbigniew Zamachowski

Ganor

Andrzej Blumenfeld

Andrzej Blumenfeld

Chaim Rosenthal

Wenanty Nosul

Wenanty Nosul

Jan Zwartendijk

Maciej Zakościelny

Maciej Zakościelny

Marat

Natan Czyżewski

Natan Czyżewski

Oskar Borzym

Oskar Borzym

Gabriela Seroczyńska

Gabriela Seroczyńska

Hanna in the age of 5

Natalia Nickowska

Natalia Nickowska

Hanna in the age of 9

Filip Szczepkowski

Filip Szczepkowski

Sollie in the age of 9

Artur Szczepkowski

Artur Szczepkowski

Sollie in the age of 15

Liliana Czyżewska

Liliana Czyżewska

Estera Rosenthal in the age of 7

Małgorzata Łata

Małgorzata Łata

Estera Rosenthal in the age of 13

Patrycja Soliman

Patrycja Soliman

Ganor's wife

Bronisława Zamachowska

Bronisława Zamachowska

Ganor's daughter

Artur Krajewski

Artur Krajewski

Irina's husband

Paweł Pliszka

Paweł Pliszka

Jean-Christophe Lebert

Jean-Christophe Lebert

Krzysztof Franieczek

Krzysztof Franieczek

John Edmondson

John Edmondson

british ambassador

Arkadiusz Janiczek

Arkadiusz Janiczek

Władimir Abramuszkin

Władimir Abramuszkin

russian engineer

Ali Bahrudinov

Ali Bahrudinov

Michał Napiątek

Michał Napiątek

Karolina Hildebrandt

Karolina Hildebrandt

crying girl

Mariusz Kiljan

Mariusz Kiljan

Katarzyna Kwiatkowska

Katarzyna Kwiatkowska

woman in the train

Katarzyna Kaźmierczak

Katarzyna Kaźmierczak

Rosenthal's daughter

Paweł Okraska

Paweł Okraska

Gestapo officer

Mariusz Ochociński

Mariusz Ochociński

Marcin Korcz

Marcin Korcz

german captain

Krzysztof Kluzik

Krzysztof Kluzik

soviet officer

Igor Obłoza

Igor Obłoza

Lech Dyblik

Lech Dyblik

Henryk Gołębiewski

Henryk Gołębiewski

soviet soldier in the train

Tomasz Leszczyński

Tomasz Leszczyński

Jan Kowalewski

Jan Kowalewski

young german soldier

Jakub Konieczny

Jakub Konieczny

diplomat

Etl Szyc

Etl Szyc

Anuszka

Hiroaki Murakami

Hiroaki Murakami

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