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Chris Tashima is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on March 24, 1960 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The film he made a name for, “Visas and Virtue,” tells the story of the WWII-era diplomat His acclaimed short film, “Visas and Virtue,” tells the story of World War II-era diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who helped save the lives of thousands of Jewish refugees. who aided in saving the lives of a multitude of Jewish refugees.
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Christopher Inadomi “Chris” Tashima (born March 24, 1960) is a Japanese American actor and director. He is co-founder of the entertainment company Cedar Grove Productions and Artistic Director of its Asian American theatre company, Cedar Grove OnStage. He is an Academy Award winner for directing the film Visas and Virtue as well as starring in it.
Tashima was born on the East Coast, while his father (Judge A. Wallace Tashima) attended Harvard Law School, but grew up in California. He lived in Pasadena, where he began Suzuki Method violin at age 6. His family moved to Berkeley, where he lived for nine years, attending The College Preparatory School. He returned to Southern California, graduating from John Marshall High School (1978). He attended UC Santa Cruz (Porter College), where he studied film production. He also attended UCLA, and took additional filmmaking courses at Visual Communications (VC). He started his acting career at East West Players in 1985. He is the son of U.S. Circuit Judge A. Wallace Tashima.
Born to an American family of Japanese descent living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he spent most of his childhood living in California. California cities such as Pasadena, Berkeley, and Los Angeles.
He was a part of as well as directed an Regional Emmy nominated 2003 PBS television special entitled “Day of Independence.”
Tashima served as producer of the 1990 world premiere of Maui, December 7, 1941, a play by Jon Shirota, based on his novel, “Lucky Come Hawaii.” Directed by Mako, the World War II comedy was presented at the InnerCity Cultural Center in Los Angeles, and received a nomination from the LA Weekly, for “Production of the Year.”