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That’s right, George Takei, everyones favorite gay Asian-American actor from the original Star Trek series has recently been cast on NBC’s X-Men clone original science fiction drama Heroes as the father of one of the characters. But before you dismiss this blog post as just another “meh, Asian person on TV” blog posts, what I found interesting about the fact that George Takei’s character will be speaking exclusively in Japanese.
“My agent called and asked whether I speak Japanese. And I said, ‘Yes, of course,”‘ he said. But the producers were unconvinced and faxed over a scene for Takei to play.
“I got the pages, and they were in English! And I said, ‘I thought they wanted me to do it in Japanese?’ And my agent said, ‘They want you to translate this.’ They want me to translate this as well as play it … “So I went and auditioned, and they were blown away.”
I wonder if his Japanese has an American accent or not. (Hey, my Chinese does.) Since I have yet to see any clips on YouTube of his segments on the show, here’s a clip where George talks about his newest role and about depictions of Asians and Asian-Americans on television:
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I met George on a trip to Tule Lake (site of the Japanese concentration camp where my father was born) and his Japanese doesn't have any accent that I can detect. He speaks comfortably, fluently, and with that awesome low voice of his.
He did a poetry reading and all of the young Japanese ladies sighed at how sexy it was.
I met George on a trip to Tule Lake (site of the Japanese concentration camp where my father was born) and his Japanese doesn't have any accent that I can detect. He speaks comfortably, fluently, and with that awesome low voice of his.
He did a poetry reading and all of the young Japanese ladies sighed at how sexy it was.
Go George! A perfect homage to sci fi on TV, too.
Go George! A perfect homage to sci fi on TV, too.
Yeah George. Good for you and the press for the Asian-North American community! We need as much diversity, perspective, and exposure in the media as we can get.
Very cool... and can't wait for next week's episode. It's on my iTunes download list.
Yeah George. Good for you and the press for the Asian-North American community! We need as much diversity, perspective, and exposure in the media as we can get.
Very cool... and can't wait for next week's episode. It's on my iTunes download list.
"...and I am beaming! Ha ha ha."
Ah. The Takei wit. Awesome.
"...and I am beaming! Ha ha ha."
Ah. The Takei wit. Awesome.
I love this! Can't wait to see him.
I love this! Can't wait to see him.
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