I like inspector Morse a lot, but this episode does not work in so many ways. First of all, Yukio Li is not a Japanese name. I kept waiting for them to say, "He's not really Japanese, and his name is really Yu Kio Li from Hong Kong." Yukio is a Japanese name, but a FIRST name, so when they say Li is his "Christian" name it becomes even more ridiculous. The man playing the role IS Japanese, so why not ask him? Then the woman who is supposed to be an expert on Japan, the Bursar, the words she SAYS in Japanese make no sense in the context. Most importantly, surely, despite World War 2, people would care a little about a complete stranger dying and being mutilated despite committing no crime, especially since he has nothing to do with World War 2, not even having been born during that time? The jokes made about the body were in exceptionally poor taste, and the whole episode felt quite racist. Anyway, better skip this one. The plot makes little sense, and a lot of it is just plain annoying.
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