Projects in Development (3 titles)	Budget
Be Like Water Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
Out of Honor Takezo, Director, Producer Takezo, Director, Producer See fewer
Shimbun Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer

Films in Production (2 titles)	Budget	Status
Sighrens (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer		Post-Prod
Submechanophobia (Short) - Hikaru Hayashi Hikaru Hayashi See fewer	$20K	Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (64 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Blue Jay (2023) (Short) - Toshi Toshi See fewer
Kodama (2023) (Short) - Hiro Hiro See fewer
Chef Kazu (2022) (Short) - Chef Kazu Chef Kazu See fewer
No No Girl (2022) Uncle Bob Uncle Bob See fewer
Surviving Theater 9 (2018) (Short) - Professor Cambro Professor Cambro See fewer
Go for Broke (2018) Shigeo Yoshida Shigeo Yoshida See fewer
A Song for Manzanar (2015) (Short) - Very Special Thanks Very Special Thanks See fewer
Under the Blood-Red Sun (2014) Papa Nakaji Papa Nakaji See fewer
Real Playing Game (2013) Mr. Chan Mr. Chan See fewer	€1MM			$151K
Linsanity (2013) Kickstarter Thanks Kickstarter Thanks See fewer		$99K	$303K	$333K
Lil Tokyo Reporter (2012) (Short) - Sei Fujii Sei Fujii See fewer
Cycles of Change (2012) (Video) - Grip, Bike Rigging Consultant Grip, Bike Rigging Consultant See fewer	$5K
Model Minority (2012) Ken Tanaka Ken Tanaka See fewer	$200K
The Manzanar Fishing Club (2012) Facsimilie Guard Towers, Special Thanks Facsimilie Guard Towers, Special Thanks See fewer
It's a Kid's World (2011) Masamichi (segment "Half Kenneth") Masamichi (segment "Half Kenneth") See fewer
B.Y.O. Chopstix (2010) (Video) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Half Kenneth (2009) (Short) - Masamichi Masamichi See fewer
Just (2007) (Short) - Thanks Thanks See fewer
Strike-O-Matic (2007) (Short) - Additional Photography Additional Photography See fewer
Peace (2006) (Short) - Young Frank Young Frank See fewer	$30K
Americanese (2006) Raymond Ding Raymond Ding See fewer
Stand Up for Justice (2004) (Short) - Set Construction (uncredited), Special Thanks Set Construction (uncredited), Special Thanks See fewer
Day of Independence (2003) (Short) - The Umpire, Director, Lyrics ("Bessho's Blues"), Writer The Umpire, Director, Lyrics ("Bessho's Blues"), Writer See fewer	$200K
On the Roof (2002) Yu Yu See fewer
Barrier Device (2002) (Short) - Actor in Diamond Jeweler Commercial (uncredited) Actor in Diamond Jeweler Commercial (uncredited) See fewer
First Love (2001) (Video) - Nisei Soldier Nisei Soldier See fewer
Motel Jerusalem (2001) (Short) - Tokyo Joe Tokyo Joe See fewer
The Water Ghost (1998) (Short) - Very Special Thanks Very Special Thanks See fewer
Lani-Loa (1998) Bong Bong See fewer
Little Murders/Obits (1998) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
In Heaven & Earth (1997) (Short) - Yamamoto, Composer (Original violin ballad) Yamamoto, Composer (Original violin ballad) See fewer
Fester (1997) (Short) - Jim Jim See fewer	$5K
The White Fox (1997) (Short) - Scenic Painter (uncredited) Scenic Painter (uncredited) See fewer
Visas and Virtue (1997) (Short) - Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara, Director, Writer Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara, Director, Writer See fewer
Strawberry Fields (1997) Mark Mark See fewer		$3K	$3K	$3K
Voice Your Vote (1996) (Video) - Production Designer Production Designer See fewer	$5K
Requiem (1995) (Short) - Philip Philip See fewer
Full Circle (1994) (Short) - Ken Ken See fewer	$2K
The Perfect Weapon (1991) Bag Man Bag Man See fewer	$10MM	$3.9MM	$14MM	$14MM
Honorable Mention (1988) (Short) - Co-Producer, Sound Co-Producer, Sound See fewer	$500
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) Carpenter (uncredited) Carpenter (uncredited) See fewer	$13MM	$194K	$124MM	$124MM
Overkill (1987) Nagura Jr. Nagura Jr. See fewer
Near Dark (1987) Carpenter (uncredited) Carpenter (uncredited) See fewer	$5MM	$636K	$3.4MM	$3.4MM
Lethal Weapon (1987) Fire Rescue Attendant (uncredited) Fire Rescue Attendant (uncredited) See fewer	$15MM	$6.8MM	$65MM	$120MM
Night of the Creeps (1986) Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer	$5MM	$221K	$591K	$592K
Chisai Samurai (1986) (Short) - Director, Editor, Producer, Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) Director, Editor, Producer, Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) See fewer	$500
Kusei: Endangered Species (1986) (Short) - 805.AJA 805.AJA See fewer	$500
Renewal (1986) (Short) - Grip, Lighting Grip, Lighting See fewer	$500
The Karate Kid Part II (1986) The Rockabilly Club Dancer (uncredited) The Rockabilly Club Dancer (uncredited) See fewer		$13MM	$115MM	$115MM
Baton (1985) (Short) - Actor Actor See fewer	$5K
The Hour of the Ox (1985) (Short) - James James See fewer
The Wall (1985) (Short) - Guard Guard See fewer
Savage Dawn (1985) Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited) See fewer
Once Bitten (1985) Dream Sequence Extra (uncredited) Dream Sequence Extra (uncredited) See fewer	$3.2MM	$4MM	$10MM	$10MM
Killzone (1985) Crawford's Men Crawford's Men See fewer
Moving Violations (1985) Parade Extra (uncredited) Parade Extra (uncredited) See fewer		$3.5MM	$11MM	$11MM
The Sure Thing (1985) Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited) Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited) See fewer	$4.5MM	$3.1MM	$18MM	$18MM
California Renegades (1984) (Short) - Mr. Chow Mr. Chow See fewer
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited) See fewer		$2.9MM	$15MM	$15MM
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited) Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited) See fewer	$1.8MM	$1.3MM	$26MM	$26MM
Old Shoes (1980) (Short) - Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer	$500
Delta's Children (1980) (Short) - Cinematographer, Costume Construction (uncredited), Director, Editor, Producer, … See more Cinematographer, Costume Construction (uncredited), Director, Editor, Producer, Production Designer (uncredited), Writer (story) See fewer	$500
Investigation of Fear (1979) (Short) - Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer Cinematographer, Director, Editor, Producer, Writer See fewer	$50
Blind Run, Part 2 (1978) (Short) - Cinematographer (uncredited), Director (uncredited), Fight Choreographer (uncredited) Cinematographer (uncredited), Director (uncredited), Fight Choreographer (uncredited) See fewer	$0

Past Television (24 titles)	Episodes
Fine Cut Festival of Films (2017) (TV Series) - Fine Cut Judge (10 episodes, 2017) Fine Cut Judge (10 episodes, 2017) See fewer Past, Present, Future (Aug 16, 2017) Season 1, Episode 10 - Fine Cut Judge Fine Cut Judge See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
The Consultants (2010) (TV Series) - Special Thanks (4 episodes, 2010) Special Thanks (4 episodes, 2010) See fewer Flirt (Apr 8, 2010) Season 1, Episode 4 - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Popcorn Zen (2006) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2006), Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2006), Producer (1 episode, 2006), Writer (1 episode, 2006) Director (1 episode, 2006), Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2006), Producer (1 episode, 2006), Writer (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Episode #2.2 (Feb 2006) Season 2, Episode 2 - Self - Interviewee, Director (segments: Chisai Samurai, Visas and Virtue), Producer (segments: Chisai Samurai), Writer (segments: Chisai Samurai, Visas and Virtue) Self - Interviewee, Director (segments: Chisai Samurai, Visas and Virtue), Producer (segments: Chisai Samurai), Writer (segments: Chisai Samurai, Visas and Virtue) See fewer	1
The Shield (2002) (TV Series) - Chris Yamamoto (1 episode, 2002) Chris Yamamoto (1 episode, 2002) See fewer The Spread (Mar 26, 2002) Season 1, Episode 3 - Chris Yamamoto (scenes deleted) Chris Yamamoto (scenes deleted) See fewer	1
Independent Lens (1999) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1999), Chiune Sugihara (segment "Visas and Virtue") (1 episode, 1999), Writer (1 episode, 1999) Director (1 episode, 1999), Chiune Sugihara (segment "Visas and Virtue") (1 episode, 1999), Writer (1 episode, 1999) See fewer Visas and Virtue/I Am Viet Hung (Aug 23, 1999) Season 1, Episode 3 - Chiune Sugihara (segment "Visas and Virtue"), Director (segments: Visas and Virtue), Writer (segments: Visas and Virtue) Chiune Sugihara (segment "Visas and Virtue"), Director (segments: Visas and Virtue), Writer (segments: Visas and Virtue) See fewer	1
Vital Signs (1997) (TV Series) - Surgeon (1 episode, 1997) Surgeon (1 episode, 1997) See fewer Fighting Back (Apr 10, 1997) Season 1, Episode 6 - Surgeon Surgeon See fewer	1
Weekly World News (1996) (TV Series) - Producer Shoji Nomo (segment "Working Stiffs") (1 episode, 1996) Producer Shoji Nomo (segment "Working Stiffs") (1 episode, 1996) See fewer Catfish (Jan 27, 1996) Season 1, Episode 9 - Producer Shoji Nomo (segment "Working Stiffs") Producer Shoji Nomo (segment "Working Stiffs") See fewer	1
Unsolved Mysteries (1995) (TV Series) - Stunt Coordinator (segment "Brandon Lee") (1 episode, 1995) Stunt Coordinator (segment "Brandon Lee") (1 episode, 1995) See fewer Episode #8.1 (Oct 20, 1995) Season 8, Episode 1 - Stunt Coordinator (segment "Brandon Lee") Stunt Coordinator (segment "Brandon Lee") See fewer	1
The Young and the Restless (1995) (TV Series) - Employee #2 (1 episode, 1995) Employee #2 (1 episode, 1995) See fewer Episode #1.5718 (Oct 13, 1995) Season 1, Episode 5,718 - Employee #2 Employee #2 See fewer	1
Tokyo Bound (1995) (TV Movie) - Set Designer Set Designer See fewer
Liberace: Behind the Music (1988) (TV Movie) - Carpenter (uncredited) Carpenter (uncredited) See fewer
Fox's Fun House (1988) (TV Series) - Carpenter (1 episode, 1988) Carpenter (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Episode #1.1 (Sep 3, 1988) Season 1, Episode 1 - Carpenter (uncredited) Carpenter (uncredited) See fewer	1
Barry Manilow: Big Fun on Swing Street (1988) (TV Special) - Carpenter (uncredited) Carpenter (uncredited) See fewer
Pee-wee's Playhouse (1987) (TV Series) - Carpenter (1 episode, 1987) Carpenter (1 episode, 1987) See fewer Open House (Sep 19, 1987) Season 2, Episode 1 - Carpenter (uncredited) Carpenter (uncredited) See fewer	1
St. Elsewhere (1986) (TV Series) - Technician (1 episode, 1986) Technician (1 episode, 1986) See fewer Up and Down (Nov 12, 1986) Season 5, Episode 7 - Technician (uncredited) Technician (uncredited) See fewer	1
1st & Ten (1986) (TV Series) - Reporter (1 episode, 1986) Reporter (1 episode, 1986) See fewer The Rookies (Aug 25, 1986) Season 2, Episode 1 - Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	1
General Hospital (1986) (TV Series) - Street Bystander (1 episode, 1986) Street Bystander (1 episode, 1986) See fewer Episode dated 18 July 1986 (Jul 18, 1986) Street Bystander (uncredited) Street Bystander (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Fall Guy (1986) (TV Series) - Bar Patron (1 episode, 1986) Bar Patron (1 episode, 1986) See fewer Trial by Fire (Jan 24, 1986) Season 5, Episode 12 - Bar Patron (uncredited) Bar Patron (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Mechanical Universe... and Beyond (1985) (TV Series) - Freefall Rider (segment "Magic Mountain") (1 episode, 1985) Freefall Rider (segment "Magic Mountain") (1 episode, 1985) See fewer The Law of Falling Bodies (1985) Season 1, Episode 2 - Freefall Rider (segment "Magic Mountain") (uncredited) Freefall Rider (segment "Magic Mountain") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Highway to Heaven (1985) (TV Series) - Camper's Dad (1 episode, 1985) Camper's Dad (1 episode, 1985) See fewer A Song for Jason: Part 1 (Sep 18, 1985) Season 2, Episode 1 - Camper's Dad (uncredited) Camper's Dad (uncredited) See fewer	1
Generation (1985) (TV Movie) - Gang Extra (uncredited) Gang Extra (uncredited) See fewer
Sara (1985) (TV Series) - Concert Goer (1 episode, 1985) Concert Goer (1 episode, 1985) See fewer Rock 'n' Roll Father (Mar 20, 1985) Season 1, Episode 7 - Concert Goer (uncredited) Concert Goer (uncredited) See fewer	1
Scandal Sheet (1985) (TV Movie) - Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer
Not My Kid (1985) (TV Movie) - Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer

Theater (13 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
No-No Boy *	Eto/Jun	Miles Memorial Playhouse
Visas and Virtue *	Chiune "Sempo" Sugihara	The Road Theatre
Dragonwings *	Windrider	Syracuse Stage
A Language of Their Own *	Ming (LA Weekly Theater Award)	Celebration Theatre
Dragonwings *	Windrider	Alliance Theatre (Atlanta)
Dragonwings *	Windrider	Seattle Children's Theatre
Dragonwings *	Windrider	Berkeley Rep/Zellerbach
Dragonwings *	Windrider	Lincoln Center Institute
Dragonwings *	Windrider	Berkeley Rep/Tour
Mishima *	Koga/Ensemble	East West Players
Rashomon *	The Husband	East West Players
The Memento *	Junnichi/John	East West Players
Christmas in Camp, II *	Kei Kaneko/Chorus/Dancer	East West Players

Voice Over (2 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Hiroshima (radio drama on CD) *	Male Japanese Voices	Pacifica Radio Archives
Tuna Canyon Detention Center Virtual Tour *	Narration	Only the Oaks Remain Exhibit

Film (16 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Go For Broke *	Supporting	Dir.: Alexander Bocchieri
Surviving Theater 9 (short) *	Supporting	Dir.: Tim McGrath
Under the Blood Red Sun *	Lead (LIFF Best Sup. Actor Award)	Dir.: Tim Savage
Lil Tokyo Reporter (short) *	Lead (LAIUFF Best Actor Award)	Dir.: Jeffrey Gee Chin
Model Minority *	Lead	Dir.: Lily Mariye
Half Kenneth (short) *	Lead	Dir.: Ken Ochiai
Americanese *	Lead (SXSW Jury Award, Ensemble Cast)	Dir.: Eric Byler
Motel Jerusalem (short) *	Lead	Dir.: Bennett Stein
On The Roof *	Lead	Dir.: Sherwood Hu
Lani Loa - The Passage *	Lead	Dir.: Sherwood Hu
Visas and Virtue (short) *	Lead (Academy Award®)	(also director)
Requiem (short) *	Lead	Dir.: Elizabeth Sung
Strawberry Fields *	Supporting	Dir.: Rea Tajiri
The Perfect Weapon *	Supporting	Dir.: Mark DiSalle
Overkill *	Supporting	Dir.: Ulli Lommel
Killzone *	Supporting	Dir.: David A. Prior

Television (7 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Day of Independence (Special) *	Star (EMMY® Nomination)	Cedar Grove Prods./PBS Hawaii
The Shield *	Co-Star	F/X Network
Vital Signs *	Co-Star	Buena Vista Television
Unsolved Mysteries *	Co-Star	Cosgrove-Meurer Prods.
The Young and the Restless *	Featured	Columbia Pictures Television
Weekly World News *	Featured	USA Network
First Love (music video) *	Guest Star	Traax Prods.

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