Dale Ishimoto

Dale Ishimoto

1923-04-03

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"

Also appears in

Midway

Midway

6.6

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

7.0

Beverly Hills Ninja

Beverly Hills Ninja

5.7

Ninja III: The Domination

Ninja III: The Domination

6.1

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II

5.4

Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

7.0

Come See the Paradise

Come See the Paradise

6.1

Enter the Ninja

Enter the Ninja

5.4

King Rat

King Rat

7.0

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

6.0

The Nun and the Sergeant

The Nun and the Sergeant

1.0

When the North Wind Blows

When the North Wind Blows

4.9

Beach Red

Beach Red

6.3

Sir John Mills’ Moving Memories

Sir John Mills’ Moving Memories

Not yet rated

Mad Bull

Mad Bull

Not yet rated

Sharks’ Treasure

Sharks’ Treasure

4.6

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance

3.5

The Games

The Games

7.2

Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company

6.0

Moro Witch Doctor

Moro Witch Doctor

4.0