Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)

The character Cheng Huan, canonically established as Chinese, is portrayed by Richard Barthelmess, a white actor, in yellowface. This constitutes a race swap.

Buddhism is portrayed positively through Cheng Huan, who embodies its ideals of peace, compassion, and non-violence. His character stands as a moral beacon against the brutality and prejudice of the Western world, aligning the narrative with the virtues of the faith.

The film portrays the Western society, implicitly Christian, as harsh, violent, and hypocritical through characters like Battling Burrows and the general squalor. There is no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of Christian faith or its adherents, especially when contrasted with the gentle Buddhist protagonist.