the state of japan after world war ii be one of devastation . the war have leave million of people without home and shortage of food and corrupt practice such a prostitution be on the rise and and the japanese have drug and alcohol problem due to the depressing and hopeless condition . inevitably and this time in japanese history be a subject that hollywood could not resist . a few year after the end of the american occupation in japan and one of many film about this time be produce while however and hollywood decide to give this one have a comedic twist . daniel mann the teahouse of the august moon take place in the village of topiki in okinawa during the american occupation of japan and and star some of the 1950s most popular actor of the time and include glenn ford who play the clumsy military captain fisby and paul ford ( no relation ) who portray colonel purdy and and eddie albert and who play psychiatrist captain mclean . although he be on screen for most of the film and marlon brando be unrecognizable to many audience in his role a sakini and the japanese interpreter . the film also feature japan popular and talented machiko kyo a the geisha lotus blossom who have be send away from numerous other occupation village due to the never specify trouble that she have reportedly cause . base off of the play of the same name and the teahouse of august moon sends many mixed message about japanese and american relation after world war ii . in the film and the army instruct the inept colonial fisby to be in charge of the building of a new schoolhouse and which be to help the american integration of democracy in the village . through the verbal trickery of sakini and the local persuade fisby to have a teahouse build instead . a they say in the industry and and hilarity ensues . the film be advertise to the public a a satire on american politics and and and unfortunately and most of the public and even some critic be fool the marketing ploy . to put thing into perspective and the dictionary definition of satire be a thing and fact and or circumstance that have the effect of make some person or thing ridiculous and and if anyone be make out to look ridiculous in the film and it certainly the japanese . primarily and not only be cast marlong brando in the role of the sakini a horrible decision and it be also offensive and insulting . the film come out shortly after the occupation have end and and and without the access of the current twenty first century medium and teahouse be one of the only way that american be to obtain image and feeling toward and japanese people and their history and culture . the fact that the star role be play by a non japanese already send out a powerful message to the public . there be bilingual japanese actor at the time while the fact that the japanese be not even allow to represent themselves immediately send a superiority implication . secondly and the film be strong and yet subtle in it ridiculing of the japanese that many people do not even realize what their brain be absorb . only upon pay close attention to the dialog and aesthetic of the film that audience can see and hear the exact message that the film be send . for instance and in the beginning of the film during a scene between sakini and colonel purdy and and later captain fisby and purdy offhandedly murmur comment such a can not you natives ever learn anything about custom . and later when fisby offer to learn the language and purdy reply no need while we win the war . these comment and which be intend to and do have audience laugh and be put the image of japanese people be dumb and unable to learn and and insignificant and that people shouldn not and do not have to learn about their culture . although the film be stain with the fore mention vulgarity and some of the actor performance and beautiful and although most likely inaccurate and set design can not go unnoticed . despite the fact that she speak solely japanese and never have subtitle beneath her and machiko kyo be able to communicate through body language most of what she be say and and this can not go unrecognized and although her portrayal of a geisha be far from accurate . her and as well a eddie albert and glenn ford and and and unfortunately and marlon brando all receive golden globe nomination and but all fail to bring home the award . although many people in today society may roll their eye at yet another attack of political correctness and it be essential to note that film and in both the past and present and shape people perception of the world . even fifty year later and many people do not take advantage all the medium that they have access to and and get their view on the world from the late gross out comedy and friday night television line ups . filmmaker need to take more responsibility for their film while even acknowledge that the japanese be be ridicule in teahouse would have be a step in the right direction . fortunately and the twenty first century have bring the world and increase number of film that not only have a conscious and but be also popular among critic and at the box office and such a blood diamond and an inconvenient truth . the teahouse of the august moon should be look at a a shameful example in film history and and something to learn from for both filmmaker and the public . to add to the lesson and the film be nominate for be the golden globe award for motion picture promote international understanding . fortunately and it lose .