...for all the wrong reasons!
This painfully long 60s cross culture romance is so offensive and poorly researched that it is hilarious! pretty much every major "Japanese" character is in fact a shorter white guy with their eyes three quarters closed. They all pronounce their 'l's as 'r's in absurd accents (that is when not slipping into british or american ones!).
The cultural references are also so bad they're funny! Basically the "Japanese" culture in this film is basically bits and pieces of a variety of Asian cultures put in a blender and then strained to an inconsistent mess! The stereotypes are absolutely hilarious too - especially the Japanese butler and businessmen!
At a camp, absurd level this is an absolute classic - it embodies every racial prejudice of 60s America and is completely oblivious to it! If it's ever on TV watch a bit for a kick, don't even think to attempt watching the whole thing - at 2 and a half hours it's painful!
This painfully long 60s cross culture romance is so offensive and poorly researched that it is hilarious! pretty much every major "Japanese" character is in fact a shorter white guy with their eyes three quarters closed. They all pronounce their 'l's as 'r's in absurd accents (that is when not slipping into british or american ones!).
The cultural references are also so bad they're funny! Basically the "Japanese" culture in this film is basically bits and pieces of a variety of Asian cultures put in a blender and then strained to an inconsistent mess! The stereotypes are absolutely hilarious too - especially the Japanese butler and businessmen!
At a camp, absurd level this is an absolute classic - it embodies every racial prejudice of 60s America and is completely oblivious to it! If it's ever on TV watch a bit for a kick, don't even think to attempt watching the whole thing - at 2 and a half hours it's painful!