Caption: Honored as "Icon of Inspiration" in Arts and Entertainment, at APEX (Asian Professional Exchange) 21st Annual Awards - w/ Stephen Liu, Entrepreneur Honoree - Sept. 27, 2014; The Line Hotel, Koreatown, Los Angeles
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 ...