Correct me if I'm wrong. The movie is supposed to be taken over in Okinawa, Japan, right? Then how come all they do is speak English? Since when do people in Japan use Japanese as there second language? Especially Kumiko and Chozen who I assume were born there, but spoke perfect English. Moreover, I don't think for its time ESL was part of there curriculum in there school system. Just my .02
shareBecause audiences don't like subtitles.
You're old enough to kill, but not for voting....
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I don't mind subtitles, but I mostly agree. Also, I think we're supposed to suspend disbelief for some scenes and imagine they're actually speaks ng Japanese.
Also: even the Jordan River has bodies floatin.
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I'm just expressing my opinion.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
Actually it's 'You don't believe in war,well what's that gun you're toting', but nice spot anyway.
You're old enough to kill, but not for voting....
You could spend four days ins space, but when you come back, it's the same old place.
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I blame autocorrect.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
The pounding of the drums, the pride and disgrace
You can bury your dead but don't leave a trace
You're old enough to kill, but not for voting....
My blood's so mad, feels like coagulatin
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I blame autocorrect.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
I'm just sitting here contemplating....
You're old enough to kill, but not for voting....
There'll be no one to save with the world in a grave.
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I blame autocorrect.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
Up until about 15 years before this movie, Okinawa was a US territory and it had, and still has, a large military presence from the US. I agree that the use of English was overdone, but it was made for an American audience and I don't think Pat Morita spoke Japanese, but I could be wrong.
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I'm just expressing my opinion.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
Okinawa Became a US territory after WWll, and was only given back to Japan in 1971. However even when in this movie there is still a large US presence. There is a military base right on top of the village. When they go in to town you can see Chozen teaching Karate to foreigners, Americans in the bar punching the ice, and of and the 50s style bar where Daniel and Kumiko dance.
English makes sense to me, and it would probably be necessary to learn in order to make a living outside of the village. People would still speak their native language at home, and older people that grew for the US arrived there, like Miyagis father would know very little.
In real life English would be spoken less since it’s their secondary language, but it’s still an American movie, and it’s easier to watch if we can understand it, so it’s a necessary concession.
"Easier to watch"? Come on, how lazy can you get?
You honestly sacrifice immersion for 'not having to read'? What's so difficult about reading?
Reading is FASTER than listening, and it's actually easier and more comfortable, because you can do it at your own pace instead of being locked to someone's speaking speed and having to wait to hear what they have to say.
Also, it's RIDICULOUS that an Okinawan son of an Okinawan (relatively old) man would yell 'Uncle! UNCLE!" in english. Wouldn't that be a bit insulting, too? English doesn't have a 'respectful structure' to it, but japanese language does. Also, why the heck would Satō speak in english to Miyagi? It honestly makes no sense whatsoever.
The whole 'american military base' crap doesn't even enter into it. That doesn't change how natives talk to each other, it doesn't remove the japanese culture, it doesn't remove behaviour or make japanese people suddenly talk to each other in english. No, they would address each other properly in japanese.
This takes the viewer immediately out of the movie, unless they're really stupid and ignorant.
Oh yeah, made for american audience.. never mind..
Also, someone questioning linguistic choices should at least know how to type and spell basic grammar correctly.
"Since when do people in Japan use Japanese as there second language? "
Really? "There"?? Are you serious? Come on, try again. Why do people ever make this mistake, let alone so often? I don't get it. It's not difficult to differentiate between 'there', 'their' and 'they're'.