Birthday: 1923-04-03
Place of birth: Delta County, Colorado, USA
Biography: 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"
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
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Beverly Hills Ninja
Old Japanese Man
5.656
Dangerous Company
Mr. Hikaru
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Ninja III: The Domination
Okuda
6.1
Beach Red
Capt. Tanaka
6.3
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Mr. Ing
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Sharks' Treasure
Ishi
4.6
Mad Bull
Smitty
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When the North Wind Blows
Yermak
4.9
Run Silent, Run Deep
Japanese sailor (uncredited)
6.9
Cocoon
Arcturus Construction Guard
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The Nun and the Sergeant
Pak
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The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
5.9
Moro Witch Doctor
Manuel Romblon
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Enter the Ninja
Komori
5.5
King Rat
Yoshima
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The Games
Japanese Doctor
7.1
Midway
Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
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Cannonball Run II
Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
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Come See the Paradise
Mr. Ogata
6.2
M*A*S*H
Korean Doctor (uncredited)
6.974
Inconceivable
Mr. Akiyama
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Operation Bottleneck
Matsu
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The Great Impostor
Korean Soldier (uncredited)
6.9
PT 109
Commander (uncredited)
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