“A stunningly bittersweet turn”
“There is a stunningly bittersweet turn from Jeanne Sakata as Qing, the dottery, lovable old servant left behind when the family leaves for a new life.”
Entertainment Today
“A brilliant performance”
“Jeanne Sakata gives a brilliant performance as the aging servant Qing.”
Backstage
“Sakata’s old Qing…a melancholy apparition who seems to have limped out of a Lu Hsun short story”
“Sakata’s old Qing, with her snowy mane and unnerving voice, is a melancholy apparition who seems to have limped out of a Lu Hsun short story.”
LA Weekly
“Sakata, as the ancient servant…moves the plot and the characters forward by sheer energy”
“Jeanne Sakata, as the ancient servant who is caught in the middle by the changes of her world, moves the plot and the characters forward by sheer energy.”
Pasadena Star News