John Fujioka
{{Short description|American actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = John Fujioka
| image = John_Fujioka_in_Midway_1976.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = John Fujioka in Midway
| birth_name = John Mamoru Fujioka
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|6|29}}
| birth_place = Ola'a, Hawaii, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|12|13|1925|6|29}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1962–2004
}}
John Mamoru Fujioka (June 29, 1925 – December 13, 2018)[https://www.newspapers.com/image/593425369/?clipping_id=139415949 "John 'Mamo' Mamoru Fujioka"]. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 2, 2019. p. B6. Retrieved January 23, 2024. was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was particularly known for performing the role of a Japanese holdout soldier in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure, and American Ninja. He died in December 2018 at the age of 93.{{cite web|url=http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/resources/military/50/| title=Mamoru "John" Fujioka|publisher=Discover Nikkei|accessdate=2020-10-26}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bulletproofaction.com/2014/12/22/know-your-role-john-fujioka/| title=Know Your Role: John Fujioka|publisher=Bullet Proof Action|accessdate=2020-10-26}}
Early life and career
Born in Ola'a, Hawaii, Fujioka attended Hilo High School, University of Hawaii, and Elmhurst College, graduating with a degree in Sociology.
Personal life
Partial filmography
- 1962 Confessions of an Opium Eater as Auctioneer
- 1962 A Girl Named Tamiko as Minya
- 1963 The Rifleman (TV Series) as Hikaru Yamanaka
- 1964 McHale's Navy as Japanese J.G.
- 1973 Submersion of Japan as Narita
- 1974 Hawaii Five-O as Kayata
- 1975 Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series) as Kuroda
- 1976 Midway as Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
- 1976 Futureworld as Mr. Takaguchi
- 1980 The Private Eyes as Mr. Uwatsum
- 1980 The Last Flight of Noah's Ark as Cleveland
- 1980 The Octagon as Master Isawa
- 1981 Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure as Kamasuka
- 1982 Some Kind of Hero as Captain Tan Tai
- 1982 They Call Me Bruce? as Master
- 1985 American Ninja as Shinyuki
- 1986 Body Slam as Mr. Kim
- 1987 Steel Dawn as Cord
- 1988 Noble House as Baldhead Kin
- 1988 The Last Samurai as Yasujiro Endo
- 1989 Paint It Black as Mr. Lee
- 1990 Martial Law as Chang
- 1990 Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) as Sensei Musashi
- 1991 V.I. Warshawski as Sumitora
- 1992 American Samurai as Tatsuya Sanga
- 1993 American Yakuza as Isshin Tendo
- 1995 Mortal Kombat as Chief Priest
- 1997 Tear It Down
- 2001 Pearl Harbor as Nishikura
External links
- {{IMDb name|0297801|John Fujioka}}
References
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Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:American male actors of Japanese descent
Category:American male film actors
Category:American LGBTQ male actors
Category:University of Hawaiʻi alumni
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