Dale Ishimoto
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dale Ishimoto (April 3, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was born in Delta, Colorado in 1923 and was raised in Guadalupe, California. After being sent to the Gila River internment camp in Arizona, Ishimoto volunteered to fight in World War II, joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After two years, he was awarded a Purple Heart and given a medical discharge. After starting a business in Chicago, he moved back to California, where he grew up, and started his acting career by acting at the Altadena Playhouse. He became a "familiar figure" for playing "villainous Japanese soldiers". Over the course of his career, he acted in a wide variety of movies, such as a Japanese army captain in Beach Red (1967), a Korean doctor in MASH (1970), a karate instructor in Superchick (1973), and as Vice Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya in Midway (1976). He became famous in the late 1990s for his appearances in television commercials for Nissan in which he portrayed Yutaka Katayama, the company's former president. He also appeared in one episode of Wanted:Dead or Alive"
Midway
as Vice Admiral Moshiro HosogayaThis war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became...
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Beverly Hills Ninja
as Old Japanese ManHaru, an orphaned American who washes ashore in Japan and is mistaken for the great White Ninja...
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When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is...
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Run Silent, Run Deep
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper...
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Ninja III: The Domination
as OkudaAerobics instructor Christie Ryder becomes possessed by the spirit of an evil ninja when she...
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King Rat
as YoshimaWhen Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but...
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Come See the Paradise
as Mr. OgataIn this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a...
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The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)Lieutenant Rip Crandall is hoodwinked into taking command of the "Wackiest Ship in the Navy" – a...
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Enter the Ninja
as KomoriAfter completing his training of ninjutsu within Japan, an American Angolan Bush War veteran by...
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Beach Red
as Capt. TanakaAmerican troops storm ashore on a Japanese-held island and push inland while their enemies plan...
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Cocoon
as Arcturus Construction GuardIn this pilot film to the "Hawaii Five-0" television series, special law officer Steve McGarrett...
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In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Mr. IngA criminal gang commits a string of violent robberies and murders, culminating in the...
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The Games
as Japanese DoctorFrom Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain....
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Sharks' Treasure
as IshiEccentric charter skipper Jim Carnahan and his team of hard-luck dreamers battle sharks, bandits...
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When the North Wind Blows
as YermakAvakum (Henry Brandon) is an old trapper who is having a harder and harder time getting by...
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Dangerous Company
as Mr. HikaruThe true story of Ray Johnson, a convict who spent most of his life in and out of prison until...
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Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of...
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The Nun and the Sergeant
as PakA weary sergeant in Korea commands military prisoners on a dangerous mission and is joined by a...
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Moro Witch Doctor
as Manuel RomblonThe murders of two American plantation owners leads an Interpol agent into a battle with...
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Mad Bull
as SmittyAn embittered professional wrestler, convinced that his life has no meaning outside the ring,...
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Quincy, M.E.
as uncreditedQuincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the...
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Hawaii Five-O
as Arcturus construction guardHawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...
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The A-Team
as Stockwell's contactA fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...
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Mission: Impossible
as uncreditedMission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by...
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Love, American Style
as uncreditedAn anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in...
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Have Gun, Will Travel
as uncreditedHave Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...
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The Odd Couple
as Man #1Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual....
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The Twilight Zone
as Sergeant YamazakiA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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Perry Mason
as LaoThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Taro YamamotoWanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the...
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The Bill Cosby Show
as Mr. ShimuraThe Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday...
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Japanese MechanicThe dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine...
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McHale's Navy
as uncreditedAn experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a...
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Family Affair
as uncreditedFamily Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9,...
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Hawaiian Eye
as uncreditedPrivate Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they...
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Sea Hunt
as uncreditedSea Hunt is an American adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961...
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Rambo
as uncreditedRambo: The Force of Freedom is an animated series based on the character of John Rambo from...
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Philip Marlowe
as uncreditedPhilip Marlowe is a 1959-1960 half-hour ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Marlowe, the...
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Kung Fu
as uncreditedThe adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in...
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