Chris Tashima as The Umpire in "Day of Independence"
 
				
				
						 Caption: Chris Tashima as The Umpire in "Day of Independence"
																																				
						Actor, Art Department, Writer
																								Known for: Visas and Virtue (1997), Lil Tokyo Reporter (2012), Day of Independence (2003), Americanese (2006)
						Source: IMDB
						In 1998, Chris Tashima received an Academy Award® for Live Action Short Film, for Visas and Virtue (1997) -- a 26-minute historical drama inspired by Holocaust rescuer Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara -- which he directed, co-wrote (adapting an original one-act play by Tim Toyama), and starred as the Humanitarian diplomat. To produce the film, he ...