Slaying the Dragon

Overview

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.

Directed by Deborah Gee

Top cast

H

Herb Wong

Narrator

Nancy Kwan

Amy Hill

Nobu McCarthy

James Shigeta

Kim Miyori

J

Jaime Kibben

G

Guy Lee

John Korty

B

Ben Tong

Y

Yeh Tung

Wayne Wang

E

Eugene Wong

E

Emerald Yeh

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