I love this episode. The Japanese man is dressed as an actual Samurai. Linda Wong plays a Japanese woman. In real life, she is of Korean heritage. Much different than most of Josh Randall's "women".
4 Reviews
Authentic Tea Ceremony!
laszmesz18 January 2022
A Little Slow
ccthemovieman-116 March 2011
Although not terrible, this was not one of the better episodes in Season Three of this fine old western. It really was kind of boring, which is very unusual for Wanted: Dead Or Alive.
One-third (eight minutes) of the show are taken up with an Asian woman just shooting the bull with Josh Randall while the two had a picnic. They had taken a break in a two-day ride to find a man she was looking for: a guy who promised to marry her. Linda Wong was very effective as the sympathetic "Yoshika Nakamura."
The poor lady has high hopes but you just know this guy got cold feet and split. Yoshika is paying series star "Josh Randall" (Steve McQueen) money to find him. Josh knows this isn't going to wind up with a happy ending. To complicate matters, a samurai-type warrior enters the picture. He had high hopes for her, and doesn't want to face the romantic music either (that she doesn't love him.) Kudos to the show for at least using two Asian actors in Asian, not something often seen in classic-era films or TV shows.
One-third (eight minutes) of the show are taken up with an Asian woman just shooting the bull with Josh Randall while the two had a picnic. They had taken a break in a two-day ride to find a man she was looking for: a guy who promised to marry her. Linda Wong was very effective as the sympathetic "Yoshika Nakamura."
The poor lady has high hopes but you just know this guy got cold feet and split. Yoshika is paying series star "Josh Randall" (Steve McQueen) money to find him. Josh knows this isn't going to wind up with a happy ending. To complicate matters, a samurai-type warrior enters the picture. He had high hopes for her, and doesn't want to face the romantic music either (that she doesn't love him.) Kudos to the show for at least using two Asian actors in Asian, not something often seen in classic-era films or TV shows.
A questionable and mind-numbing tale for a western.
kfo949423 July 2016
In a rather wild concept for a western show- our hero, Josh Randall, is having a drink at a local watering hole when a Japanese woman, dressed in the traditional ceremonial kimono, comes into the bar to talk. She wants to hire Josh to find a man named Bill Timmons that supposedly asked her to marry him but skipped the country before following through with the task. To make matters even more muddy, there is a Japanese man wondering the west in order to take the woman back to Japan for him to marry. It's an episode of 'Love American Style' with an Asian twist.
This story just was too far-fetched to really believe. From a Japanese woman coming to the rural west in the late 1800's to Josh getting punched in the stomach and being knocked out-- these are just two of many things that did not add up for an enjoyable watch. A show unworthy of the kind of entertainment we expect from the series. Perhaps this explains the reason the series comes to an end in just a few more shows.
This story just was too far-fetched to really believe. From a Japanese woman coming to the rural west in the late 1800's to Josh getting punched in the stomach and being knocked out-- these are just two of many things that did not add up for an enjoyable watch. A show unworthy of the kind of entertainment we expect from the series. Perhaps this explains the reason the series comes to an end in just a few more shows.
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