| re: Mickey Rooney is the most racist version of yellowface... | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 09:53 am EST 02/17/21 | |
| In reply to: re: Mickey Rooney is the most racist version of yellowface... - WaymanWong 03:45 am EST 02/17/21 | |
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| Well, the point of my post (which was a response to Singapore/Fling) was to acknowledge the contributions of two rarely talked about actors, Patrick Adiarte and Yuriko Kikuchi, whose performances in The King and I were delightful and added (admittedly not enough) authenticity to the film. As a pre-teen, I enjoyed the film. Although as I got older, I certainly was aware that it was pretty much just a romanticized fairy tale, concocted by a Jewish duo who made popular musicals, but didn't have a clue about the real milieu behind their invention. I seriously doubt that either Adiarte or Kikuchi expected anything more out of the experience than the opportunity to appear in a big budget movie musical, something that both richly deserved and had earned by their talent and hard work. While neither became a major star, Kikuchi has enjoyed a long, productive life, and Adiarte did have a fairly significant career on TV that lasted over a decade. In many ways they were groundbreaking performers who set an example for future performers. Adiarte over the years has seemed like a really gracious guy, who has said a lot of very positive things about his relationship with Yul Brynner and his experience in making the film. I don't think there is any question that if any of the films from the past (with Asian themes) like The Good Earth, Dragon Seed, The Teahouse of the August Moon, The King and I, and possibly others are remade, every single Asian role will be cast with an Asian actor (although some of them may not meet your particular Asian litmus test). |
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