I always liked Charlie Chann. At least he was supposed to be Chinese. I am not sure but I think his number 1 Son who was always chasing girls, was portrayed by a Japanese instead of Chinese.
I love the old series “Zatoichi” and have been watching episodes for the last few nights. It just would not be right to have it remade by a White actor.
Actually I think they may have made one.
Let’s not forget MR MOTO! The Japanese detective before Pearl Harbor played by German actor Peter Lore.