Star Wars: Why Toshiro Mifune Turned Down Obi-Wan Kenobi Role
Star Wars: Why Toshiro Mifune Turned Down Obi-Wan Kenobi Role
George Lucas wanted Toshiro Mifune to play Obi-Wan Kenobi (when he turned down the role, he was offered the part of Darth Vader), but Mifune didn’t want to be a part of a space movie, based on the cheesy effects seen in sci-fi movies at the time.
Also, IMDb trivia states that Keye Luke too was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi. So, yeah, it does seem like Obi-Wan Kenobi was supposed to be Asian.
Welp.