Dissecting the Casual Racism of “Airplane!”
Airplane! (1980) is a fun spoof comedy with lots of laughs, right? I watched this film for the first time the other night. I loved it. Then came the racist jokes.
Haitoku fujin no yokujô
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Written By:Shoko Shikamizu
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Runtime:68 minutes
Studio:Nikkatsu Corporation
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