During the years leading up to World War II, the citizens of Japan were encouraged to look upon their Emperor as a god. This divine loyalty to their leader was transferred to the battlefield, where soldiers and Kamikaze pilots were willing to fight to the death rather than face defeat or capture. As the allies gained the upper hand, the self-destructive tactics of the Japanese grew more extreme.
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During the First World War, POWs in Japan were treated remarkably well. What happened in the intervening years that led the nation to commit such inhumane atrocities in World War II? This series probes the Japanese belief at the time of racial superiority and the mentality that drove Kamikaze fighters. Newly unearthed archive material reveals horrific stories involving cannibalism and crucifixion.
סרט תיעודי קצר על צ'יאוני סוגיהרה/Chiune Sugihara , דיפלומט יפני אשר הציל כ6000 יהודים במלחמת העולם השנייה. כמו כן בסרט משתתפים כמה מ"ניצולי סוגיהרה". עוד נראה בסרט הסופר היפני אשר מנסה להתחקות אחר זהותם של חלק מהניצולים.
כתבת טלוויזיה מתוך התוכנית "ריקלין ומגל" ששודרה בתאריך 14 בפברואר 2019, בערוץ 20. ציאונה סוגיהארה היה דיפלומט יפני שבהיותו קונסול יפן בקובנה בזמן השואה הציל את חייהם של אלפי יהודים מליטא ומפולין והוענק לו תואר חזית אומות עולם. חורשה שנטעה לכבודו בבית שמש נהרסה תחת פרוייקט מגורים שנבנה עליה. עו"ד דוד שור, המייצג את משפחתו של הדיפלומט, מספר את סיפורו.
Chiune Sugihara is a Japanese diplomat posted in Lithuania. He is also a world-class spy. In Lithuania he and his partner, Pesh, gather intelligence on European affairs. As WWII begins and Germany invades Poland, hordes of Jewish refugees flee to Lithuania. In search of transit visas, they turn to Sugihara who is torn between his loyalty to his country and his loyalty to mankind.
A documentary film based on the testimony of seven Vancouver families who were saved by Sugihara’s visas and she would like to widen her research to include Sugihara visa recipients (or their family members) who now live in Ontario. Including interviews with: George Bluman, David Bluman, Benjamin Bluman, Danielle Schroeder, Sam Schroeder, Bob Bluman, Joel Bluman, Seth Bluman
A documentary film based on the testimony of seven Vancouver families who were saved by Sugihara’s visas and she would like to widen her research to include Sugihara visa recipients (or their family members) who now live in Ontario. Including interviews with: Jane Heyman, George Heyman and Nomi Kaplan.
A documentary film based on the testimony of seven Vancouver families who were saved by Sugihara’s visas and she would like to widen her research to include Sugihara visa recipients (or their family members) who now live in Ontario. Including interviews with: Alan Bayless, Bram Lermer, Deborah Ross and Nathan Zalkow.