Americans / Foreigners in Japanese Film

[tetsuwan@bellsouth.net]

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> From: "M Arnold" <ma_iku at hotmail.com>

> Bedtime Eyes (Beddotaimu aizu, 1987)  - Lead character, but I can't remember
> if he's supposed to be "American" or of some other nationality.

He's African American. There's also the African marathoner in "Warm Water Under a Red Bridge"
> 
> If you looked at animated films and series as well I'm sure you'd come up
> with a huge number of non-Japanese characters.  For two recent examples,
> Cowboy Bebop and Final Fantasy.  

Many examples, like all of Gundam and the recent "Blood." 

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