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Senior Correspondents: David Aikman, Sandra Burton, Mary Cronin, Hays Gorey, Lee Griggs, William McWhirter, J. Madeleine Nash, Edwin M. Reingold, Bruce van Voorst, James Wilde...
Written by Gabrielle Burton...
...Burton's script is most adept when it describes the mutual ignorance which characterizes relations between the two cultures. While Anne denigrates Japanese popular music by saying "I guess we [Americans] like to understand the words," the Japanese hostesses insist on calling her Mary because they think it is a more American name than...
More fluid dialogue and sharper editing would have greatly aided this production, as would the introduction of transitional scenes to add coherence. We should not be left in darkness for several minutes while the actors struggle to reposition furniture for the next scene. And the dialogue Burton gives her Japanese characters sounds fake when translated into idiomatic English...
...production with so much scope and innovation, technical quibbles can't detract from the overall grandeur. With a little more attention to detail, Burton's next dramatic effort should be magnificent...