Jobu Tupaki – the all-powerful being that battles Michelle Yeoh in the mind-bending film — gave Hsu the chance to wear an incredible collection of costumes designed by Shirley Kurata.
Through Jobu’s steady rollout of outrageously outfitted personas, Kurata subverted and reclaimed Asian-centric tropes as well. Aided by discussions with writer-directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Kurata sent up the “stereotype of the ‘perfect Asian’ who’s ‘good at sports’ ” through the “wholesome” pink argyle vest- and socks-wearing Golfer Jobu.
In the finale showdown with Jobu, Evelyn not only tries to save all universes, but also her fraught relationship with Joy. The multi-colored, patterned and textured Jumbled Jobu, which Kurata hand-draped, is an audacious amalgam of Kurata’s appreciation of avant garde Commes des Garçons runways and remnants of Jobu’s myriad personas, like Bagel Universe queen’s white ruff around the calf and a silver driving glove from her dildo nunchuck-wieldingstint.
“I just knew that it would be important to integrate some of her other costumes,” says Kurata, “as Joy and Jobu.” This story first appeared in a December stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine,
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