| Movies (Videos, Films & Projects): |
Year |
Budget |
 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Master Splinter (voice) |
2007 |
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| Rise - Poe |
2006 |
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| Memoirs of a Geisha - Sakamoto |
2005 |
$85M |
| Cages - Tan |
2005 |
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| Bulletproof Monk - Mr. Kojima |
2003 |
$52M |
| Pearl Harbor - Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto |
2001 |
$135M |
| Cruel Game - Straw Hat |
2001 |
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| Talk to Taka (short) - Mr. Hiro |
2000 |
$100K |
| Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - Rugrats II - Mr. Yamaguchi (voice) |
2000 |
$30M |
| Owls' Castle - Shogun Hideyoshi (as Mako Iwamatsu) |
1999 |
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| Kyohansha - Police (as Mako Iwamatsu) |
1999 |
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| The Bird People in China - Shen |
1998 |
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| Alegría - Old Momo |
1998 |
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| Seven Years in Tibet - Kungo Tsarong |
1997 |
$70M |
| Sworn to Justice - Mr. Young |
1997 |
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| Balance of Power - Matsumoto |
1996 |
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| Midnight Man - Buun Som |
1995 |
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| Crying Freeman - Shido Shimazaki |
1995 |
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| A Dangerous Place - Sensei |
1995 |
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| Highlander: The Final Dimension - Nakano |
1994 |
$26M |
| Red Sun Rising - Buntoro Iga |
1994 |
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| Cultivating Charlie - Katsu |
1994 |
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| RoboCop 3 - Kanemitsu |
1993 |
$22M |
| Rising Sun - Yoshida-san |
1993 |
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| Sidekicks - Mr. Lee |
1992 |
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| My Samurai - Mr. Tszing |
1992 |
$700K |
| Nightingale - Narrator |
1992 |
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| Strawberry Road - Frank Machida |
1991 |
$13.7M |
| The Perfect Weapon - Kim |
1991 |
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| Enemy - Trang |
1990 |
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| Taking Care of Business - Mr. Sakamoto |
1990 |
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| Pacific Heights - Toshio Watanabe |
1990 |
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| An Unremarkable Life - Actor |
1989 |
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| Silent Assassins - Oyama |
1988 |
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| The Wash - Nobu Matsumoto |
1988 |
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| Tucker: The Man and His Dream - Jimmy Sakuyama |
1988 |
$25M |
| Behind Enemy Lines - Capt. Vinh |
1986 |
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| Armed Response - Akira Tanaka |
1986 |
$1.5M |
| Conan the Destroyer - Akiro 'The Wizard' |
1984 |
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| Testament - Mike |
1983 |
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| Conan the Barbarian - The Wizard/Narrator |
1982 |
$20M |
| The Bushido Blade - Enjiro |
1981 |
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| An Eye for an Eye - James Chan |
1981 |
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| Under the Rainbow - Nakomuri |
1981 |
$20M |
| The Big Brawl - Herbert |
1980 |
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| The Killer Elite - Yuen Chung |
1975 |
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| Prisoners - Sgt. Nguyen |
1975 |
|
| The Island at the Top of the World - Oomiak |
1974 |
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| The Green Hornet - Low Sing |
1974 |
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| Yokahama Mama (short) - Actor (voice) |
1972 |
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| Silence - Actor (as Mako Iwamatsu) |
1971 |
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| Fools - Psychiatrist |
1970 |
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| The Hawaiians - Mun Ki |
1970 |
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| The Great Bank Robbery - Secret Agent Fong |
1969 |
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| The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell - Calvin Coolidge Ishimura |
1968 |
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| The Sand Pebbles - Po-han |
1966 |
$12M |
| The Ugly Dachshund - Kenji |
1966 |
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| TV appearance: |
| Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra - Master Zi |
2005 |
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| Monster Battle Club Now! - Master Offay (voice) |
2005 |
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| Sokoku (TV movie) - Leo |
2005 |
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| Surf the Stars/Samurai Quack - Happy Cat/Achoo (voice) |
2005 |
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| A Good Day - Dr. Yosh Takahashi |
2005 |
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| Test of Time/A Kick in the Asgard - Narrator (voice) |
2004 |
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| Pilot - Master Li |
2003 |
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| Good Will Hunting - Mr. Li |
2003 |
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| Big Appetite in Little Tokyo - The Ancient One (voice) |
2003 |
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| Love's a Witch - Sorcerer |
2003 |
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| Prime Suspect - Master Li |
2003 |
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| Date Night - Master Li |
2003 |
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| Queen Is Wild, The/Back to the Academy - Happy Cat (voice) (uncredited) |
2003 |
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| Hooray for Hollywood Planet - Happy Cat (voice) |
2003 |
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| The Prodigal Son - Master Li |
2003 |
|
| Samurai Jack (TV series) - Aku (unknown episodes) |
2001 |
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| The Red's Shoes - Lee Moy |
2001 |
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| Black Dragons - Edward Song |
2000 |
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| The Inquisitor - Kajimori |
2000 |
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| Red Storm - Master Reng |
1999 |
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| Requiem - Master Reng |
1999 |
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| Dirty Laundry - Henry Muranaka |
1999 |
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| Innocence - Ichiro Higashimori |
1998 |
|
| Heart of the Dragon - Dr. Henry Lee |
1997 |
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| Riot (TV movie) - Mr. Lee (segment "Gold Mountain") |
1997 |
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| Dexter's Laboratory (TV series) - Main Title Narrator (unknown episodes) |
1996 |
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| Dying to Live - Mr. Lou |
1995 |
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| Tournament - Li Sung |
1994 |
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| Author, Author - Sam Tanaka |
1994 |
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| Black Virgin of Vladimir (2 of 2) - Toshiro Tanaka |
1991 |
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| Riding in Rollers (1 of 2) - Toshiro Tanaka |
1991 |
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| Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (TV movie) - Sgt. Moritaki |
1990 |
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| Dangerous Cargo - Actor |
1990 |
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| Murder in Paradise (TV movie) - Capt. Kilalo |
1990 |
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| Riding the Elephant - Actor |
1988 |
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| My Brother's Keeper - Tommy Nguyen |
1987 |
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| Sitting Ducks - Tran |
1987 |
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| Kung Fu: The Movie (TV movie) - The Manchu |
1986 |
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| Hawaiian Heat (TV movie) - Major Oshira |
1984 |
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| Hawaiian Heat (TV series) - Maj. Taro Oshira (unknown episodes, 1984) |
1984 |
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| Girls of the White Orchid (TV movie) - Mori |
1983 |
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| Recipe for Heavy Bread - Lin Duk Coo - Pastry Chef |
1983 |
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| The Nightingale - Actor |
1983 |
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| Thirty Seconds Over Little Tokyo - Master of Flowers |
1983 |
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| The Arrow That Is Not Aimed - Tozan |
1983 |
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| The Last Ninja (TV movie) - Maturo Sakura |
1983 |
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| Double Trouble - Actor |
1982 |
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| The Pied Piper - Actor |
1982 |
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| The Americanization of Miko - Mr. Wakamatsu |
1982 |
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| The Travels of Marco...and Friends - Actor |
1982 |
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| Sword of Honor, Blade of Death - John Moroshima |
1982 |
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| The Heroine/The Warrior - Kwong Soo Luke |
1981 |
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| The Best of Enemies - Li Han |
1980 |
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| When Hell Was in Session (TV movie) - Maj. Bai |
1979 |
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| Guerilla My Dreams - Lt. Hung Lee Park |
1979 |
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| Samurai - Actor |
1979 |
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| Going, Going, Gone - Mr. Brown |
1979 |
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| Pirouette - Kirby |
1979 |
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| The Disciple - Li Sung |
1979 |
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| Columbo: Murder Under Glass (TV movie) - Kanji Ousu |
1978 |
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| Another Path - Li Sung |
1978 |
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| Touch of Death - Mr. Yamaguchi |
1977 |
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| Legacy of Terror - Kazuo Tahashi |
1976 |
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| Gold Watch - Masu Murakami |
1976 |
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| Hawkeye Get Your Gun - Major Choi |
1976 |
|
| Farewell to Manzanar (TV movie) - Fukimoto |
1976 |
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| Rainbow Bridge - Dr. Lin Tam |
1974 |
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| Terror on Grant Avenue - Actor |
1974 |
|
| Enter Tami Okada - Tami Okada |
1974 |
|
| Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (TV movie) - Tao Gan |
1974 |
|
| Love and the Fortune Cookie/Love and the Lady Prisoner/Love and t... - (segment "Love and the Fortune Cookie") |
1973 |
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| The Tide - Wong Ti Lu |
1973 |
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| Pilot - Kenji |
1972 |
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| The Streets of San Francisco (TV movie) - Kenji |
1972 |
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| If Tomorrow Comes (TV movie) - Tadashi |
1971 |
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| The Challenge (TV movie) - Yuro |
1970 |
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| Rimfire - Wong Lo |
1968 |
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| Southwind - Yoshimura |
1968 |
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| Kill Two by Two - Lt. Nakamura |
1967 |
|
| From Karate with Love - Samurai Warrior |
1967 |
|
| Alfred of the Amazon - Simba |
1967 |
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| The Preying Mantis - Low Sing |
1966 |
|
| Court of the Lion - Baby Face |
1966 |
|
| The Marriage Caper - 4. Kato |
1965 |
|
| The Prisoners of Mr. Sin - Happy Tuava |
1965 |
|
| The War Between Men, Women and Gidget - Casey |
1965 |
|
| No Exchange on Damaged Merchandise - Jimmy |
1965 |
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| The Loser - Jimmy |
1965 |
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| The Balloon Goes Up - Sessua |
1964 |
|
| Who Killed April? - Pete |
1964 |
|
| A Letter for Fuji - Third Japanese Soldier |
1963 |
|
| McHale and His Schweinhunds - Lt. Yamasake |
1963 |
|
| One Enchanted Weekend - Captain Uzaki |
1963 |
|
| Have Kimono, Will Travel - First Japanese Soldier |
1963 |
|
| Stranger from the Sea - Iko Nakayama |
1963 |
|
| One Puka Puka - Frank Fakuda |
1963 |
|
| Yankee Stay Here - Takahashi |
1962 |
|
| What's New, Scooby-Doo? (TV series) - The Ancient One (1 episode, 2003) |
|
|
| The Green Hornet (TV series) - Low Sing (1 episode, 1966) |
|
|
| I Spy (TV series) - Jimmy / Baby Face (3 episodes, 1965 |
|
|
| Black Sash (TV series) - Master Li (4 episodes, 2003) |
|
|
| F Troop (TV series) - Samurai Warrior (1 episode, 1967) |
|
|
| Lost at Home (TV series) - Mr. Li (1 episode, 2003) |
|
|
| Amos Burke, Secret Agent (TV series) - Happy Tuava / Pete (2 episodes, 196 |
|
|
| The Time Tunnel (TV series) - Lt. Nakamura (1 episode, 1967) |
|
|
| Diagnosis Murder (TV series) - Lee Moy (1 episode, 2001) |
|
|
| Vacation Playhouse (TV series) - Simba (1 episode, 1967) |
|
|
| The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (TV series) - Kajimori (1 episode, 2000) |
|
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| Charmed (TV series) - Sorcerer (1 episode, 2003) |
|
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| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (TV series) - Narrator (1 episode, 2004) |
|
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| Bring 'Em Back Alive (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1982) |
|
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| The Lloyd Bridges Show (TV series) - Takahashi (1 episode, 1962) |
|
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| The Gallant Men (TV series) - Frank Fakuda (1 episode, 1963) |
|
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| 77 Sunset Strip (TV series) - Iko Nakayama (1 episode, 1963) |
|
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| Quincy M.E. (TV series) - John Moroshima / Mr. Yamaguchi (2 e |
|
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| McHale's Navy (TV series) - Captain Uzaki / First Japanese / Fi |
|
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| The West Wing (TV series) - Dr. Yosh Takahashi (1 episode, 2005) |
|
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| I Dream of Jeannie (TV series) - 4. Kato (1 episode, 1965) |
|
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| Duck Dodgers (TV series) - Happy Cat / Achoo (3 episodes, 2003 |
|
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| Monk (TV series) - Master Zi (1 episode, 2005) |
|
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| Gidget (TV series) - Casey (1 episode, 1965) |
|
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| The Big Valley (TV series) - Wong Lo (1 episode, 1968) |
|
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| Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series) - Dr. Henry Lee / Edward Song (2 epis |
|
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| The F.B.I. (TV series) - Yoshimura (1 episode, 1968) |
|
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| Spenser: For Hire (TV series) - Tommy Nguyen (1 episode, 1987) |
|
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| Visions (TV series) - Masu Murakami (1 episode, 1976) |
|
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| The A-Team (TV series) - Lin Duk Coo - Pastry Chef (1 episode, 19 |
|
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| Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1983) |
|
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| The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (TV series) - Mr. Brown (1 episode, 1979) |
|
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| The Greatest American Hero (TV series) - Master of Flowers (1 episode, 1983) |
|
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| Supertrain (TV series) - Kirby (1 episode, 1979) |
|
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| Magnum, P.I. (TV series) - Tozan (1 episode, 1983) |
|
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| The Incredible Hulk (TV series) - Li Sung (2 episodes, 1978-1979) |
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| Voyagers! (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1982) |
|
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| A Man Called Sloane (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1979) |
|
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| Flamingo Road (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1982) |
|
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| The Facts of Life (TV series) - Mr. Wakamatsu (1 episode, 1982) |
|
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| Fantasy Island (TV series) - Kwong Soo Luke (1 episode, 1981) |
|
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| Tour of Duty (TV series) - Tran (1 episode, 1987) |
|
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| Hawaii Five-O (TV series) - Kazuo Tahashi (1 episode, 1976) |
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| The Equalizer (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1988) |
|
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| 7th Heaven (TV series) - Henry Muranaka (1 episode, 1999) |
|
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| Martial Law (TV series) - Master Reng (2 episodes, 1999) |
|
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| JAG (TV series) - Ichiro Higashimori (1 episode, 1998) |
|
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| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (TV series) - Master Offay (1 episode, 2005) |
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| The Streets of San Francisco (TV series) - Kenji (1 episode, 1972) |
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| Platypus Man (TV series) - Mr. Lou (1 episode, 1995) |
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| Kung Fu (TV series) - Wong Ti Lu (1 episode, 1973) |
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| Frasier (TV series) - Sam Tanaka (1 episode, 1994) |
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| Love, American Style (TV series) - (segment "Love and the Fortune Cookie" |
|
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| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (TV series) - Li Sung (1 episode, 1994) |
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| Ironside (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1974) |
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| Lovejoy (TV series) - Toshiro Tanaka (2 episodes, 1991) |
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| Mannix (TV series) - Tami Okada (1 episode, 1974) |
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| Guns of Paradise (TV series) - Actor (1 episode, 1990) |
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| M*A*S*H (TV series) - Dr. Lin Tam / Li Han / Lt. Hung Lee |
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