Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Don Okumoto ( ユウジ ドン オクモト , Yuji Don Okumoto^?, 20 d'abril de 1959, Los Angeles) ye un actor d'Estaos Xuníos d'orixe xaponés, meyor conocíu pol so papel de Chozen Toguchi en Karate Kid II.

Yuji Okumoto
Vida
Nacimientu	Los Angeles, 20 d'abril de 1959 (65 años)
Nacionalidá	Estaos Xuníos
Residencia	Seattle
Oficiu	actor de cine, actor de televisión
IMDb	nm0645785

Primeros años

Yuji Okumoto nació en Los Angeles, de padres estauxunidenses d'orixe xaponés. Asistió a la Hollywood High School (onde xugó béisbol y baloncestu) y Cal State Fullerton, onde finalmente se decidió pola actuación. Okumoto tamién participó con delles compañíes de teatru, ente ellos el famosu East West Players, onde apaeció nel xuegu, Webster Street Blues.

Carrera

El so primer papel foi nel llargumetraxe de comedia de 1985 Real Genius, onde interpretó'l personaxe de Fenton. Tamién ye conocíu pol so gran interpretación del malváu Chozen Toguchi en Karate Kid II. Interpretó a un personaxe de Corea, Kim Kai Shu, na película de 1989, True Believer, xunto a James Woods y Robert Downey Jr.. Darréu, Yuji desempeñó'l papel de Pete Kapahala na película de 1999 de Disney Channel Johnny Tsunami y la so secuela de 2007 Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board. En 2005, tuvo un papel na carril Nishikawa's película sobre la Japanese American Unidá de llucha contra la segregación, el 442o Reximientu de Combate Equipu de Segunda Guerra Mundial, Namái los valientes. Tamién tuvo al llau de Ken Watanabe de Christopher Nolan's thriller de 2010 Inception.

Vida personal

Okumoto mora en Seattle, onde ye'l propietariu d'un Hawai, un restorán temáticu llamáuKona cocina / sala de tar, xunto cola so esposa y familia.

Filmografía

Cine y programes televisivos

Añu	Títulu	Papel	Notes
2010	Inception	Saito's Attendant	Film
2009	Anatomy of a Fly	Politician	Film (short)
2009	Black Coffee	David	Film (short)
2009	Bones	Bruce Takedo	(2005 TV series) Episode: "The Girl in the Mask"
2009	Katana	Kenji	(2009 TV series) Episode: "Pilot" (also producer and writer)
2008	Mask of the Ninja	Nakano	TV movie
2008	Heroes and Villains	Naomasa Ii	(2007 TV series documentary) Episode: "Shogun"
2008	Touch	Ken	Film (short)
2007	Cookies for Sale	Grumpy Man	Film (short)
2007	Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board	Pete	TV movie
2007	The Unit	Mr. Michael	(2006 TV series) Episode: "The Broom Cupboard"
2006	End Game	Doctor Lee	Film
2006	Only the Brave	Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo	Film
2006	Big Momma's House 2	Parsons	Film
2005	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Pestilence	Film
2003	True Crime: Streets of LA	Additional Voices	Video Game (voice)
2003	Partners	One Eye	TV movie
2001	V.I.P.	Morton Zhou	(1998 TV series) Episode: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val"
2001	A Kitty Bobo Show	Graffiti	TV movie
2001	Ticker	Embassy Consul	Film
2001	Pearl Harbor	Japanese Shy Bomber	Film
2001	The District	Officer	(2000 TV series) Episode: "A Southern Town"
2001	Max Steel	n/a	(2001 TV series) Episode: "Seraphim" (voice)
2001	Throne of Darkness	Swordsman	Video Game (voice)
2000	I'll Remember April	Matsuo Yomma	Film
2000	Guilty as Charged	Davis	TV movie
2000	Fortress 2	Sato	Film
2000	Martial Law	Mr. Strinc	(1998 TV series) Episode: "Scorpio Rising"
1999	Johnny Tsunami	Pete	TV movie
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Kevin Tanaka	(1997 TV series) Episode: "Miss Pretty" (uncredited)
1998	JAG	Jiro Kitamura	(1995 TV series) Episode: "Innocence"
1998	The Truman Show"	Japanese Family	Film
1998	The Sentinel	Lo	(1996 TV series) Episode: "Love Kills"
1998	Sorcerers	Secretary	Film
1997	Players	Mr. Hayashi	(1997 TV series) Episode: "Rashocon"
1997	The Game	Nikko Hotel Manager	Film
1997	Contact	Electrical	Film
1997	Mean Guns	Hoss	Film
1997	Blast	FBI Agent	Film
1996	Walker, Texas Ranger	Chang	(1993 TV series) Episode: "Higher Power"
1996	Superman	Security Guard	(1996 TV series) (voice) Episode: "A Little Piece of Home"
1996	Kindred: The Embraced	Lieutenant Kwan	(1996 TV series) Episodes: "Bad Moon Rising", "Prince of the City"
1995	Hard Justice	Jimmy Wong	Video
1995	Murder, She Wrote	Kim Huan	(1984 TV series) Episode: "Murder a la Mode"
1995	Vanishing Son	n/a	(1995 TV series) Episode: "Holy Ghosts"
1995	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Chen Chow	(1993 TV series) Episode: "Chi of Steel"
1995	Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie	Shinji	Video Game (voice)
1995	3x3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon	Naparva	Video (voice: English version) (as Yujii Okumoto)
1994	Red Sun Rising	Yuji	Film
1994	Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills	Lester Kuriyama	TV movie
1994	Blue Tiger	Lieutenant Sakagami	Film
1994	Bloodfist V: Human Target	Tommy	Film
1993	American Yakuza	Kazuo	Film
1993	Brain Smasher... A Love Story	Wu	Video
1993	Robot Wars	Chou-Sing	Film
1993	Silent Cries	Mickey	Film (uncredited)
1991-1993	Knots Landing	Art Nam	(1979 TV series) 6 Episodes: "1001 Nights of Anne Matheson" (1991), "Lost at Sea" (1991), "Rescue Me" (1992), "Bye Bye Love" (1992), "The Getaway" (1993)
1992	Nemesis	Yoshiro Han	Film
1991	3x3 Eyes	Chou/Transvestite #2	Video (voice: English version) (as Yujii Okumoto)
1991	American Playhouse	Teruo Kuroda	(1982 TV series) Episode: "Hot Summer Winds"
1990	Midnight Caller	Lee Minh	(1988 TV series) Episode: "Home to Roost"
1990	Only One Survived	Peter Fujko	TV movie
1990	Murder in Paradise	n/a	TV movie
1989	True Believer	Shu Kai Kim	Film
1988	Hunter	Jimmy	(1984 TV series) Episodes: "The Baby Game", "Heir of Neglect"
1988	Aloha Summer	Kenzo Konishi	Film
1987	Simon & Simon	Masaki	(1981 TV series) Episode: "Desperately Seeking Dacody"
1986	Karate Kid II	Chozen	Film
1986	T. J. Hooker	Howie Kalanuma	(1982 TV series) Episode "Blood Sport"
1986	The Check Is in the Mail...	Bellboy	Film
1985	Better Off Dead...	Yee Sook Ree	Film
1985	Real Genius	Fenton	Film
1985	Crime Killer	Vietnam Soldiers	Film

Enllaces esternos

• Datos: Q3573137