Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by EBerlin (A) on December 09, 2005 at 19:56:15

In Reply to: Re: All Slavs interchangeable? posted by blah on December 9, 2005 at 16:09:35:

...that the Geisha is a uniquely Japanese cultural development and that in this case more than others I believe it important to have found a Japanese actress to embody the role.

My problem with this comes from having some sense of the richness of the Japanese theatrical and cinematic traditions. Some of the world's great work in both media (acknowledging the great variety of forms and styles) comes from Japan. It's just so hard to believe suitable Japanese actors could not be found. Marshall claims that these were the "best" people for the roles according to some craft-related measurement, but I remain quite sceptical.

Also, when I watched the trailer I thought it was overdone in ways that appear confirmed by the numerous negative reviews I've found.
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