"Not many Japanese kids get their ears pierced by their own mom when they're only 13 years old," Asano laughs.

“并不是有很多的日本小孩在他们仅13岁时就被妈妈吵破耳朵。”浅野笑着说。

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"There were all these kids at the audition being rehearsed for the role, and they were overacting," recalls Asano.

所有的孩子都在为自己的角色排练，可他们太做作了。

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Asano has just climbed down from that bridge and is sitting on cracked steps leading up to a bronze, flower-laden statue of King Rama I.

浅野下了桥，坐在一条通向一座青铜像的台阶上，上面已有斑斑裂痕，那是缀满鲜花的罗摩一世的雕像。

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In Miyagi prefecture, Governor Shiro Asano has backed citizens' demands for disclosure of excessive entertainment spending by local officials.

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Asano personally promotes Miyagi's rice in light-hearted television spots and even hosts a weekly radio program, playing songs by his long--time hero Elvis Presley.

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And we know to keep an eye on the conflict that rumbles at first between Alex and a Japanese officer (Tadanobu Asano) because Japanese-American hurts and fears left over from the real Pearl Harbor will be worked out before the movie is over for the benefit of boomers and assorted granddads in the audience.

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