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Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen.
Having spent a good 3 weeks now in Tokyo, I have observed that the ethnicity problem of casting characters like Mana, Eva and the Class Rep (who is actually half-caucasian) is not that big a problem.
There`s actually a sizable population of Caucasian (and Hispanic, like Mana) kids as Japanese citizens, and yes, ones who have lived so long in Japan (if not their whole lives) that they can barely speak a word of English (like poor Tina Foster of Ai Yori Aoshi) but splendid Japanese do exist also.
The only obstacle, naturally, is parental consent, as western parents tend to fly off the handles much easier due to their conservatism.
Not to mention the greatest obstacle of all: Finding a white 10 year old boy and girl who can speak fluent Japanese (almost non-existent) and having the latter act like a provocative seductress without HER parents flying off the handle. If she is American, forget it; this is a nation that makes Jodie foster get a body double for harmless CLOTHED shots when she played a child-prostitute in Taxi Driver.
Now onto some positives.
One aspect independent of CGI that can be done decently, if not wonderfully, is the Martial Arts Choreography.
Though a legion of genius choreographers is only a 2 hour flight away from Japan, from my good old-homeland Taiwan, here are a few that will DEFINITELY cost less than Mega-Computer-Generated Graphics, and can potentially save the show.
Hand To Hand Combat:
Master Yuen Woo Ping (Drunken Master, Once Upon A Time In China 1 and 2, Fist Of Legend The Matrix Kill Bill, Kung Fu Hustle, Iron Monkey, Unleashed, Fearless.)
Corey Yuen (Romeo Must Die, Kiss Of The Dragon, The One, X-Men)
Master Of The Sword
Nick Gillard (Indiana Jones Saga, Young Indiana Jones, The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones, Revenge Of THe Sith)
Nicholas Powell (Braveheart, The Mummy, Gladiator)
Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill)
Master Yamazaki Kiyoshi (Conan The Barbarian)
Master Rob Anderson (A New Hope, Highlander, Lord Of The Rings)
Master Yuen Woo Ping (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)
Next List Will Be Musicians That Can Help This Series.
A`ve A Good One Everybody!!
Ronin Out.
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