
For the Mikado (1912)
Not Rated
Overview
Miss Taku Takagi is a girl who sacrifices her life that the Mikado's army may get plans of a Russian fort. Her husband had been detailed to get the plans; but drunk at the critical moment she takes his place. A sentry wounds her; but she manages not only to escape, but to delay the search long enough for her husband to get away with the papers.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Overview
Miss Taku Takagi is a girl who sacrifices her life that the Mikado's army may get plans of a Russian fort. Her husband had been detailed to get the plans; but drunk at the critical moment she takes his place. A sentry wounds her; but she manages not only to escape, but to delay the search long enough for her husband to get away with the papers.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Primary
The film's title, "For the Mikado," explicitly frames its central thesis around promoting unwavering loyalty and duty to a national leader and traditional authority, which aligns with clearly conservative values.
This 1905 silent film, based on 'The Mikado,' features casting consistent with traditional norms of its era, without evidence of intentional diversity-driven choices. The narrative does not engage with critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film is an adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The Mikado,' an opera set in Japan with Japanese characters. In 1912, it was common practice for white actors to portray non-white characters, which means characters canonically established as Japanese were likely portrayed by actors of a different race.
Without specific plot details or character descriptions, it is not possible to evaluate the film's portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements. Therefore, the net impact is categorized as N/A due to a lack of identifiable depiction.
This 1905 silent trick film features quick-change artists, including a male performer briefly appearing as a woman. This is a comedic performance or disguise, not an indication of a character's transsexual identity or the presence of transsexual themes. Therefore, no identifiable transsexual characters or themes are present.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features a male character disguising himself as another male character (The Mikado). This is a gender disguise within the story, not a change to a character's established gender from source material or history.
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