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Commander Shears: I can think of a lot of things to call Saito, but "reasonable"... that's a new one.
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Colonel Nicholson: It is quite understandable; it's a very natural reaction. But one day - in a week, a month, a year - on that day when, God willing, we all return to our homes again, you're going to feel very proud of what you have achieved here in the face of great adversity. What you have done should be, and I think will be, an example to all our countrymen, soldier and civilian alike. You have survived with honor - that, and more - here in the wilderness. You have turned defeat into victory. I congratulate you. Well done.
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa (Sessue Hayakawa), born on June 10, 1889 in Chiba Prefecture , Japan , was the first Japanese to reach the pinnacle of achievements in the Western film industry.
From the silent film era to the sound film era, it has been affirmed by Westerners, but because of his role as a cruel and cruel Japanese youth in the movie "The Cheat" in 1915, he was slammed by the public opinion of the motherland and Japan, and he was labeled as national shame. Hat, this matter made the patriotic Sessue Hayakawa feel deeply regret and injustice. In his later years, he participated in the performance of " The Bridge on the River Kwai " and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1957 .
Character Evaluation
The expectation of exporting Japanese movies abroad has led to the very subtle and complicated mentality of Japanese filmmakers who came to Hollywood in the early 20th century. For example, Sessue Hayakawa showed Kabuki's unique face in Cecil B. DeMille 's Deception . The expressionless acting is brilliant. In the era of silent films where exaggerated body language is full of silver, this expressionless performance coincides with the Western world's view of mysterious Asians.
At that time, the United States prevailed to reject Japanese immigrants, but Sessue Hayakawa, who created the image of a dangerous black-haired handsome man who seduced white women with violence, was a special existence. However, "Deception" is regarded as a national shame in Japan and has not been officially imported. Sessue Hayakawa received a wonderful and very different evaluation in his home country. On the one hand, he was accused of being a scum for distorting the truth in Japan, on the other hand he was regarded as a national hero because of his success in the United States
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Extended Reading
The Bridge on the River Kwai quotes
