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China and Japan: Chinese acting Japanese

Categories: East Asia, Japan, Arts & Culture, Film

In a newly released film, Hannibal Rising, Chinese actress Gong Li has taken up a Japanese character. There are some discussions on: Why does Hollywood turn to Chinese actors when casting Japanese characters? Is this a racist implication that “all asians look the same” or a mere matter of economics? –Japan Probe [1]