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Mickey Rooney
as
Mr. Yunioshi
Film
"Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) is a Hollywood classic that centers on the romance between young New York socialite Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) and a man who moves into her building.
Character's Background
Mr. Yunioshi is Holly's hot-tempered Japanese landlord, who she consistently tries to avoid.
Actor's Background
Mickey Rooney was not Japanese. In one of the most outlandish displays of yellowface and Hollywood stereotyping, the American-born actor of Scottish descent had slanted eyelids, buck teeth and a thick accent in the film.
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