As a teenager in her native Japan, Miyoshi Umeki began her show business career as a singer and dancer. She often performed on radio programs and in nightclubs. In the 1950s, she attempted to translate that success in the USA, landing a spot on "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends", one of the many music-variety series then in vogue. In 1957, Umeki was cast as the Japanese woman who falls in love with…
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