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"
Filmography
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
Inconceivable
as Mr. Akiyama
Inconceivable
as Mr. Akiyama
Beverly Hills Ninja
as Old Japanese Man
Beverly Hills Ninja
as Old Japanese Man
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Mr. Ing
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
as Mr. Ing
Ninja III: The Domination
as Okuda
Ninja III: The Domination
as Okuda
Cannonball Run II
as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Cannonball Run II
as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Smorgasbord
as Japanese Mechanic
Smorgasbord
as Japanese Mechanic
Dangerous Company
as Mr. Hikaru
Dangerous Company
as Mr. Hikaru
Enter the Ninja
as Komori
Enter the Ninja
as Komori
Mad Bull
as Smitty
Mad Bull
as Smitty
Midway
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Midway
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Sharks' Treasure
as Ishi
Sharks' Treasure
as Ishi
When the North Wind Blows
as Yermak
When the North Wind Blows
as Yermak
The Games
as Japanese Doctor
The Games
as Japanese Doctor
M*A*S*H
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
M*A*S*H
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
Cocoon
as Arcturus Construction Guard
Cocoon
as Arcturus Construction Guard
Beach Red
as Capt. Tanaka
Beach Red
as Capt. Tanaka
The Sweet and the Bitter
The Sweet and the Bitter
King Rat
as Yoshima
King Rat
as Yoshima
Moro Witch Doctor
as Manuel Romblon
Moro Witch Doctor
as Manuel Romblon
PT 109
as Commander (uncredited)
PT 109
as Commander (uncredited)
The Nun and the Sergeant
as Pak
The Nun and the Sergeant
as Pak
Operation Bottleneck
as Matsu
Operation Bottleneck
as Matsu
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
The Great Impostor
as Korean Soldier (uncredited)
The Great Impostor
as Korean Soldier (uncredited)
Run Silent, Run Deep
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)
Run Silent, Run Deep
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)