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Visas and Virtue (1997) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Chris Tashima

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Tom Donaldson
Chris Tashima
Tim Toyama ... (play)

Cast (in credits order)  

Chris Tashima ... Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara
Susan Fukuda ... Yukiko Sugihara
Diana Georger ... Helena Rosen
Lawrence Craig ... Nathan Rosen
Shizuko Hoshi ... Narrator (Elderly Mrs. Sugihara)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shauna Bloom Shauna Bloom ... Woman
Jon Cellini ... Brother
Martin Fontana Martin Fontana ... Man
Gibson Frazier ... Cantor
Alan H. Friedenthal Alan H. Friedenthal ... Refugee #1
Eric Gugisch Eric Gugisch ... German Officer
Linda Igarashi ... Setsuko
Jonathan Klein ... Brother
Noel Miller Noel Miller ... Young Man
Kyoko Motoyama ... Elderly Yuki
Kimberly Mungovan Kimberly Mungovan ... Sugihara Baby
Richard Nakaoka Richard Nakaoka ... Sugihara child #1
Jack Newalu Jack Newalu ... Man at train station
Jimmy Paola Jimmy Paola ... Student #2
Patricia Penn Patricia Penn ... Refugee #2
Jude Gerard Prest ... Husband
Lindsay Reisman Lindsay Reisman ... Mother's Baby
David Russ David Russ ... Elderly Man
Maria Stanton Maria Stanton ... Wife
Pamela Tretter Pamela Tretter ... Mother
Hanni Vogelweid ... Elderly Woman at Interview
Colm Wood Colm Wood ... Student #1
Mitsushi Yamaguchi ... Elderly Sempo
Weston Yanagihara Weston Yanagihara ... Sugihara Child #2
Laura Bellin Laura Bellin ... Refugee at Fence (uncredited)
Luis Escamilla Luis Escamilla ... Refugee at Train Station (uncredited)
Ray Faze Ray Faze ... Refugee at Fence (uncredited)
Michelle Feynman Michelle Feynman ... Refugee at Train Station (uncredited)
Pablo Miralles ... Refugee Approaching Fence (uncredited)
Elias Stimac Elias Stimac ... Rabbi in Waiting Room (uncredited)

Produced by 

Chris Donahue ... producer
Irma Escamilla ... associate producer
Gail Kaneshiro ... associate producer
Tim Toyama ... executive producer

Music by 

Scott Nagatani

Cinematography by 

Hiro Narita

Editing by 

Irvin Paik

Production Design by 

Yuki Nakamura

Art Direction by 

Bob Renna
Ken Takemoto

Costume Design by 

Naomi Yoshida Rodriguez

Makeup Department 

Tony Danno ... key hair stylist
Christina Ma ... hair designer (as Christina Souza) / makeup designer (as Christina Souza)
Patricia Martínez ... makeup artist
Gustavo Sepulveda ... key makeup artist (as Gus Sepulveda)

Production Management 

Tricia Riordan ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Carl Lawrence Ludwig ... first assistant director
Joyce Mayeda-Jones ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Carolyn Arii ... draper
François Chau ... art department assistant
Luis Escamilla ... carpenter
Geri Infante ... property
Christopher Komuro ... graphic designer
Jennifer Mok ... greens person
Stephanie Pulcifer ... draftsperson

Sound Department 

Mark Choi ... supervising sound editor
Patricia Conaway Lamberti ... audio assistant
John Hammill ... boom operator
J. Stanley Johnston ... supervising sound editor
Julie Lucas ... audio assistant
Yehuda Maayan ... sound mixer (as Jehuda Maayan)
Drew Webster ... re-recording assistant
Richard Weingart ... re-recording mixer (as Rich Weingart)

Special Effects by 

Gerry Gregory Linsangan ... smoke effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

James Budak ... grip
Nina Chien ... second assistant camera
Masato Chikusa ... first assistant camera
Jeff Durling ... lamp operator
Shelley Eckart ... grip
Gayanne Fietinghoff ... still photographer
Martin Fontana ... lamp operator
Hiroyuki Fukuda ... assistant camera
Dusty King ... grip
Michael Lamont ... special photography
Brett Laumann ... gaffer
Loren K. Miyake ... dolly grip (as Loren Miyake)
Todd England Nicodemus ... grip
Marie Pedersen ... grip
Raman Rao ... lamp operator
Jonathan Tashima ... dolly grip

Casting Department 

Laura Bellin ... extras casting
Tim Toyama ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Michelle Boyd ... wardrobe intern
Melinda Howard ... costumer
Newton Kaneshiro ... costumer
Heather King ... wardrobe intern
Robin McMullan ... costumer
Patricia Pan ... wardrobe intern
Dori Quan ... costumer
Marilyn Tokuda ... costumer
Paulette Uris ... assistant costume designer
Theresa E. Yun ... wardrobe intern

Editorial Department 

Nancy Inouye ... editing assistant
David C. Whitten ... lab timer (as David Whitten)

Music Department 

Joel Iwataki ... music producer

Script and Continuity Department 

Elaine M. Adachi ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

John Halverson ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Robin Chen ... production assistant
Adrian Dell'Acqua ... production assistant
Susan Fukuda ... logo/graphic design
David Furumoto ... production assistant
Chandra R. Guyon ... assistant to the producer
Craig Honda ... production assistant
Bryan Hsuan ... production assistant
Noreen Imatomi ... production assistant
Radmar Agana Jao ... production assistant
Aubrey Jono ... production assistant
Kennedy Kabasares ... production assistant
Gail Kaneshiro ... craft service
Mona Kaneshiro ... craft service
Soji Kashiwagi ... production assistant / publicity writer
Satoshi Katada ... production assistant
Keiko Kawashima ... production assistant
Kurt Kuniyoshi ... production assistant
Masako Lucraft ... craft service
Lee Matsunami ... production assistant
Pablo Miralles ... production coordinator
Dennis Mukai ... one-sheet design/photography
Betty Muramoto ... production assistant
Kerrie Peterson ... computer graphics assistant
Andrew Saito ... production assistant
Reggie Sakurai ... production assistant
Albert Salvador ... fire safety officer
Greg Schenz ... legal advisor (as Gregory Schenz)
Robert Shinso ... production assistant
Natalie Topel ... development editor
Miranda Viscoli ... production secretary
Layne Wakuta ... production assistant

Thanks 

Wendy Cassidy ... Special Thanks: Stamps 'n' Such
John Coven ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Ray Faze ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Alan H. Friedenthal ... special thanks / the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Paolo Greco ... special thanks: Primavera Restaurant
Nancy Hirami ... special thanks: Foto-Kem
V.V. Dachin Hsu ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Hidenori Ichikawa ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Meg Imamoto ... special thanks
Daniel Inouye ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of (as Senator Daniel K. Inouye)
Saburo Ishihara ... special thanks: San Gabriel Nursery & Florist
John Kagawa ... special thanks: Fish King
Yutaka Kamimura ... special thanks: Bonsai Nursery
Soji Kashiwagi ... special thanks
Michael Komai ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Gary Kuwahara ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Michael Lamont ... special thanks
Harry Lewis ... special thanks (as Lee Utterbach)
Jenny Murano Lounibos ... special thanks (as Jennifer Fujii)
Linda Mabalot ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Milton G. Mangum ... special thanks: Sony Pictures Studios
Nelson Mashita ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Ann Masuda ... Special Thanks: House Ear Institute
Reiko Mathieu ... acknowledgements: Squaresville / the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Steve Mathis ... special thanks
Janice Mayeda ... special thanks
Doug Morris ... special thanks: Cinnabar
Kyoko Motoyama ... special thanks
Michael Pacciorini ... special thanks: California State University, Long Beach
Jung Eun Park ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Cathi Perez ... special thanks
Amar Sehwani ... special thanks: Trader Joe's, West Hollywood
Elias Stimac ... special thanks
Kiyo Tashima ... Special Thanks: Mise En Place
Bobby Umemoto ... producers gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance of
Hanni Vogelweid ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Bill Yoshiyuki Watanabe ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of (as Bill Watanabe)
Mark Worister ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of
Christine Yoo ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance of (as Chris Yoo)
Ben Yoshihashi ... special thanks: San Gabriel Nursery & Florist

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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