Most Ludicrous Portrayal of an Asian by a Non-Asian
by drjgardner | created - 07 Jul 2013 | updated - 06 Sep 2017 | PublicMany of these were made in the 30s and 40s, but it's amazing how many were made after this.
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1. The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
Approved | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyô, Eddie Albert
Votes: 3,776
Marlon Brando
2. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Passed | 100 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Western
A mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons.
Director: George Pal | Stars: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O'Connell, John Ericson
Votes: 5,403
Tony Randall
3. The Conqueror (1956)
Approved | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, History
Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
Director: Dick Powell | Stars: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 3,868 | Gross: $4.50M
John Wayne
4. The Hatchet Man (1932)
74 min | Crime, Drama
A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Dudley Digges, Leslie Fenton
Votes: 907
Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young
5. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
G | 68 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Englishmen race to find the tomb of Genghis Khan before the sinister Fu Manchu does.
Directors: Charles Brabin, Charles Vidor | Stars: Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles Starrett
Votes: 3,713 | Gross: $0.82M
Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy
6. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
The adventures of Shaolin Monk Kwai Chang Caine as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Stars: David Carradine, Radames Pera, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn
Votes: 7,256
David Carradine
7. China Sky (1945)
Approved | 78 min | Adventure, Drama, War
The conflicts of war-torn China are reflected in miniature within an American mission hospital.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Randolph Scott, Ruth Warrick, Ellen Drew, Anthony Quinn
Votes: 516
Anthony Quinn
8. Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Mystery
Detective Charlie Chan helps SFPD solve the many bizarre murders. His clumsy grandson Lee, who's getting married, "helps" him. Is the Dragon Queen behind this?
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson, Richard Hatch
Votes: 1,430
Peter Ustinov
9. Shanghai Express (1932)
Approved | 82 min | Adventure, Drama, Film-Noir
A notorious woman rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British captain she loved.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland
Votes: 10,336
Warner Oland (who also played Charlie Chan)
10. Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Mystery
While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Victor Sen Yung, Eddie Collins
Votes: 1,843
Sidney Toler
11. The Son-Daughter (1932)
Passed | 79 min | Drama
A large group of Chinese immigrants in San Francisco is clandestinely donating whatever money they earn to smuggle arms into China for the rebels in their fight against the centuries old ... See full summary »
Directors: Clarence Brown, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Helen Hayes, Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Warner Oland
Votes: 187
Everyone plays a Chinese - Lewis Stone, Helen Hayes, and Ramon Navarro
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