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Ralph Macchio Slams Criticism of Original ‘The Karate Kid’ for Too White Cast

Modern critics and viewers were somehow prevented by the sports drama “Karate Kid” (in another translation – “Karate Kid”) in 1984. The tape began to be criticized for too white cast and a small amount of “Japanese culture”. Critics were not even embarrassed by the fact that the action of the picture takes place in Los Angeles and is dedicated to the showdown of American teenagers.

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Actor Ralph Macchio, who starred in the original trilogy as well as the TV series sequel Cobra Kai, defended the film:

People say that the film has a very white cast, that it didn’t immerse itself in Asian history. But I always say this: The movie was ahead of its time because it was a popcorn movie about American internment camps for Japanese during World War II. Pat Morita himself, who played Master Miyagi, spent two years in the camps. So the movie had a double meaning and some depth.

In 1942, the US authorities forcibly evicted about 120,000 Japanese Americans from their homes to special camps under armed guard. They were released in 1945, and official apologies from the government and compensation followed only in 1988.

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