Why did they use a Chinese actor to play a Japanese general?
Seriously, did they think no one would be able to tell the difference?
shareThe actor who plays Kiido, the inspector is of Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese ancestry. The actor who plays the trade minister is of Hawaian and Japanese background, and I'm sure the other East Asian actors are also of Asian tossed salad background.
shareI looked up the actor's info. His name is Tzi Ma. Everything I found says he is Chinese. From his name, to his birthplace, linguistic skills, and acting roles. Nothing remotely Japanese. Every role I've seen him in is that of a Chinese man. Even IF he had some Japanese blood, he has a dominantly Chinese appearance.
Tzi Ma? Indeed.
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He's talking about the General. Tzi Ma is Chinese, probably most famous in Hollywood for Rush Hour.
shareThis is obsessive. Best actor who looks the part is enough. Diversity is great, what you're doing is treading into a very nasty place of racial purity that is kind of sick and twisted.
shareRight- there is a flick on Netflix where people went insane over the race of folks they used to portray hip hop artist in the 70s/80s Bronx.
Half just want to show they are so smart they caught the error while others want to show how offended they are over trivial matters.
One day the country will truly worry about content of character and the race baiters and racist will be left in the cold while the rest of us just get along and take care of each other.
No, it's not obsessive but it is a massive grey area.
What you're saying is that all East Asians look the same and they are all interchangeable. He does not look Japanese at all even though he is a great actor. There is a physical distinction.
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physical differences exist but the phenotypes of people aren't exactly distinctly seperate, but more like a spectrum. While he doesn't appear likely to be an average Japanese person, it's not impossible either. Physical passing does happen.
sharephysical differences exist but the phenotypes of people aren't exactly distinctly seperate, but more like a spectrum. While he doesn't appear likely to be an average Japanese person, it's not impossible either. Physical passing does happen.
Yes -- while it's true that there can be specific ethnic differences between the look of a Chinese person and a Japanese person, but the same thing can be true for Europeans versus Multi-generational Americans.
An American whose family may have originated in, say, northern Europe but who has been in the U.S. for generations, interbreeding with other ethnic Europeans for say, for example, Southern Europe and elsewhere would look different than a person whose family has been in Northern Europe for generations...
...But that does not stop Hollywood from giving us a clearly British-looking Hugh Laurie and cast him in a role as an American (in House).
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Sorry but that's bs. De la Fuente is Filipino. A lot of Filipinos sadly like to flaunt their multiethnic background yet dna show they are more homogenous than the Japanese themselves.
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