English title: Japanese SacrificeOther title: Edelmut eines Japaners Release details: October 1910 Synopsis:… Cast details:Friedrich Zelnik – Prof. MurosakiLupu Pick – Der Führer der japanischen DelegationMax Mack – Der EdelmütigeAlbert Steinrück – Ein Delegierter Tag information:Theme: inscrutable Asian – One intertitle states “(man schlürft) nach heimischer Sitte den heimischen Thee”
English title: Luny as a Chinese Man Release details: January 1914 Synopsis:… Cast details:Gerhard Dammann – Luny Tag information:Theme: Asian food presented as different – the fake Chinese menu has dishes like worms, rat tails, tortoise eggs, and shark tailTheme: inscrutable Asian – a group of white people playing Chinese Read more…
English translation: TyphoonRelease details: August 1933 (Austria; banned in Germany) Synopsis: … Cast details:Valèry Inkijinoff: Dr. Nitobe Tokeramo
English translation: Police File 909. The Tokeramo Case Release details: July 1934 (a re-edited, rewritten, partially reshot version of the banned Taifun, 1933) Synopsis: … Cast details:Valèry Inkijinoff: Dr. Nitobe Tokeramo
English title: Last LoveRelease details: February 1935 (Austria) Synopsis:… Cast details:Michiko Tanaka – Namiko Sanada
Two-part films: Der Tiger von Eschnapur, Das indische GrabmalEnglish titles: The Tiger of Eschnapur, The Indian Tomb Crew:Director, co-writer – Fritz LangCinematography – Richard AngstProducer – Artur Brauner Synopsis:… Cast details:Debra Paget – Tempeltänzerin SeethaWalther Reyer – Maharadscha ChandraValéry Inkijinoff – Oberpriester YamaRené Deltgen – Fürst RamiganiJochen Brockmann – Radscha Read more…
Plot:While on leave in Hong Kong, German sailor Glen Dierks meets nightclub dancer Anna Suh. After some initial miscommunication, the two have a whirlwind romance with the backdrop of bustling Hong Kong. Halfway through the film, Glen decides to take Anna Suh with him back to his village in rural Read more…
English translated title: North Sea is Death Sea Release details: April 1976Crew details: Hark Bohm – director, writer Synopsis:… Cast details:Dschingis Bowakow – Dschingis UlanowKatja Bowakow – Katja Ulanow Tag information: Mise-en-scène: Asian-coded wardrobe: Dschingis’s yellow pajamas in front of his Bruce Lee posterTheme: burden of representation – Dschingis misbehaving Read more…
English title: Don’t Look at Me That WayRelease details: June 2015 (Munich International Film Festival), June 2016 (theatrical release)Director, writer: Uisenma Borchu Synopsis:… Cast details:Uisenma Borchu – Hedi
English release title: Goodbye Berlin Release details: September 2016 Synopsis:… Cast details:Anand Batbileg – Andrej “Tschick” Tschichatschow Tag information: Mise-en-scène: Asian-coded wardrobe: Tatiana’s dragon shirt; Maik’s “Japan” dragon jacket; maybe Tschick’s yellow T-shirt a reference to Asian character Dschingis in Nordsee ist Mordsee (1976)?Theme: inscrutable Asian – Tschick seen as Read more…
