Slaying the Dragon (1988)
A highly-critical documentary about the history of Asian-American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering Asian-American actresses and clips from classic films, such as "The Thief of Bagdad," "The Good Earth" and "The World of Suzie Wong," interspersed with Asian/feminist sociological commentary.
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Cast
Nancy Kwan
Nancy Kwan is a Hong Kong-born Eurasian-American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian ancestry in major Hollywood film roles. Widely praised for her beauty, Kwan was...
Amy Hill
Amy Hill (born May 9, 1953) is an American actress and writer. Hill was born in Deadwood, South Dakota to a Japanese American mother, Ayako Yoneoka Hill, and a Finnish American father, Archie Russell...
Nobu McCarthy
James Shigeta
James Saburo Shigeta (June 17, 1929 – July 28, 2014) was an American actor, singer, and musician of Japanese descent. He was noted for his roles in The Crimson Kimono (1959), Walk Like a Dragon (1960)...
Kim Miyori
Kim Miyori (born Cheryl Utsunomiya; January 4, 1951) is a Japanese–American actress, best known for the role of Dr. Wendy Armstrong, a beleaguered resident, on the first two seasons (1982–1984) of the...
Director
Deborah Gee