In "Sugihara," Chiune and Yukiko work many long hours to issue visas because they want to

Chiune and Yukiko issue visas so Jewish refugees can escape Lithuania and avoid persecution by the Nazis. The refugees are waiting outside the Japanese consulate in Kaunas, and the visas give them a route to safety. Their work is therefore focused on protecting the Jewish people camped outside the consulate, not on emptying the city or protecting only their own family.

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