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The actor who played Colonel Saito was 68 years old when he was cast. Mind = blown.


This really was something that blew my mind - I figured that the actor who played Saito was in his mid to late 40s, yet he was decades older. This is interesting because in films made during this era, actors in general look years older than what they actually were at the time.

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If he were alive today he'd be dead!

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Sessue Hayakawa had been a big star during the silent era before re-emerging as a character actor. Yes, he certainly looked much younger than his age at the time.

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