ye un actor d'Estaos Xuníos d'orixe xaponés, meyor conocíu pol so papel de Chozen Toguchi en Karate Kid II.
Primeros años Yuji Okumoto nació en Los Angeles, de padres d'Estaos Xuníos d'orixe xaponés. Asistió a la Hollywood High School (onde xugó béisbol y baloncestu) y Cal State Fullerton, onde finalmente se decidió pola actuación. Okumoto tamién participó con delles compañíes de teatru, ente ellos el famosu East West Players, onde apaeció nel xuegu, Webster Street Blues.
Carrera El so primer papel foi nel llargumetraxe de comedia de 1985 Real Genius, onde interpretó'l personaxe de Fenton. Tamién ye conocíu pol so gran interpretación del malváu Chozen Toguchi en Karate Kid II. Interpretó a un personaxe de Corea, Kim Kai Shu, na película de 1989, True Believer, xunto a James Woods y Robert Downey Jr.. Darréu, Yuji desempeñó'l papel de Pete Kapahala na película de 1999 de Disney Channel Johnny Tsunami y la so secuela de 2007 Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board. En 2005, tuvo un papel na carril Nishikawa's película sobre la Japanese American Unidá de llucha contra la segregación, el 442o Reximientu de Combate Equipu de Segunda Guerra Mundial, Namái los valientes. Tamién tuvo al llau de Ken Watanabe de Christopher Nolan's thriller de 2010 Inception.
Vida personal Okumoto mora en Seattle, onde ye'l propietariu d'un Hawai, un restorán temáticu llamáuKona cocina / sala de tar, xunto cola so esposa y familia.
Filmografía
Cine y programes televisivos Añu Títulu Papel Notes2010 Inception Saito's Attendant Film 2009 Anatomy of a Fly Politician Film (short)2009 Black Coffee David Film (short)2009 Bones Bruce Takedo (2005 TV series) Episode: "The Girl in the Mask"2009 Katana Kenji (2009 TV series) Episode: "Pilot" (also producer and writer)2008 Mask of the Ninja Nakano TV movie2008 Heroes and Villains Naomasa Ii (2007 TV series documentary) Episode: "Shogun"2008 Touch Ken Film (short)2007 Cookies for Sale Grumpy Man Film (short)2007 Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board Pete TV movie2007 The Unit Mr. Michael (2006 TV series) Episode: "The Broom Cupboard"2006 End Game Doctor Lee Film 2006 Only the Brave Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo Film 2006 Big Momma's House 2 Parsons Film 2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer Pestilence Film 2003 True Crime: Streets of LA Additional Voices Video Game (voice)2003 Partners One Eye TV movie2001 V.I.P. Morton Zhou (1998 TV series) Episode: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val"2001 A Kitty Bobo Show Graffiti TV movie2001 Ticker Embassy Consul Film 2001 Pearl Harbor Japanese Shy Bomber Film 2001 The District Officer (2000 TV series) Episode: "A Southern Town"2001 Max Steel n/a (2001 TV series) Episode: "Seraphim" (voice)2001 Throne of Darkness Swordsman Video Game (voice)2000 I'll Remember April Matsuo Yomma Film 2000 Guilty as Charged Davis TV movie2000 Fortress 2 Sato Film 2000 Martial Law Mr. Strinc (1998 TV series) Episode: "Scorpio Rising"1999 Johnny Tsunami Pete TV movie1999 Just Shoot Me! Kevin Tanaka (1997 TV series) Episode: "Miss Pretty" (uncredited)1998 JAG Jiro Kitamura (1995 TV series) Episode: "Innocence"1998 The Truman Show" || Japanese Family || Film
|1998 || The Sentinel || Lo || (1996 TV series) Episode: "Love Kills" |- |1998 || Sorcerers || Secretary || Film
|1997 || Players || Mr. Hayashi || (1997 TV series) Episode: "Rashocon" |- |1997 || The Game || Nikko Hotel Manager || Film
|1997 || Contact || Electrical || Film
|1997 || Mean Guns || Hoss || Film
|1997 || Blast || FBI Agent || Film
|1996 || Walker, Texas Ranger || Chang || (1993 TV series) Episode: "Higher Power" |- |1996 || Superman || Security Guard || (1996 TV series) (voice) Episode: "A Little Piece of Home" |- |1996 || Kindred: The Embraced || Lieutenant Kwan || (1996 TV series) Episodes: "Bad Moon Rising", "Prince of the City" |- |1995 || Hard Justice || Jimmy Wong || Video |- |1995 || Murder, She Wrote || Kim Huan || (1984 TV series) Episode: "Murder a la Mode" |- |1995 || Vanishing Son || n/a || (1995 TV series) Episode: "Holy Ghosts" |- |1995 || Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman || Chen Chow || (1993 TV series) Episode: "Chi of Steel" |- |1995 || Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie || Shinji || Video Game (voice) |- |1995 || 3x3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon || Naparva || Video (voice: English version) (as Yujii Okumoto) |- |1994 || Red Sun Rising || Yuji || Film
|1994 || Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills || Lester Kuriyama || TV movie |- |1994 || Blue Tiger || Lieutenant Sakagami || Film
|1994 || Bloodfist V: Human Target || Tommy || Film
|1993 || American Yakuza || Kazuo || Film
|1993 || Brain Smasher... A Love Story || Wu || Video |- |1993 || Robot Wars || Chou-Sing || Film
|1993 || Silent Cries || Mickey || Film (uncredited) |- |1991-1993 || Knots Landing || Art Nam || (1979 TV series) 6 Episodes: "1001 Nights of Anne Matheson" (1991), "Lost at Sea" (1991), "Rescue Me" (1992), "Bye Bye Love" (1992), "The Getaway" (1993) |- |1992 || Nemesis || Yoshiro Han || Film
|1991 || 3x3 Eyes || Chou/Transvestite #2 || Video (voice: English version) (as Yujii Okumoto) |- |1991 || American Playhouse || Teruo Kuroda || (1982 TV series) Episode: "Hot Summer Winds" |- |1990 || Midnight Caller || Lee Minh || (1988 TV series) Episode: "Home to Roost" |- |1990 || Only One Survived || Peter Fujko || TV movie |- |1990 || Murder in Paradise || n/a || TV movie |- |1989 || True Believer || Shu Kai Kim || Film
|1988 || Hunter || Jimmy || (1984 TV series) Episodes: "The Baby Game", "Heir of Neglect" |- |1988 || Aloha Summer || Kenzo Konishi || Film
|1987 || Simon & Simon || Masaki || (1981 TV series) Episode: "Desperately Seeking Dacody" |- |1986 || Karate Kid II || Chozen || Film
|1986 || T. J. Hooker || Howie Kalanuma || (1982 TV series) Episode "Blood Sport" |- |1986 || The Check Is in the Mail... || Bellboy || Film
|1985 || Better Off Dead... || Yee Sook Ree || Film
|1985 || Real Genius || Fenton || Film
|1985 || Crime Killer'' Vietnam Soldiers Film
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