
Dale Ishimoto
- Date of Birth: 1923-04-03
- Date of Death: 2004-03-04
- 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, Ca... 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"

Family Affair
Comedy, Family • 1966 September

Sea Hunt
Action & Adventure, Drama • 1958 January

Beach Red
War, Drama • 1967 August

Come See the Paradise
Drama, Romance, History • 1990 August

Ninja III: The Domination
Action, Fantasy, Horror • 1984 September

Love, American Style
Comedy • 1969 September

Dangerous Company
TV Movie, Crime • 1982 February

The Wackiest Ship in the Army
Comedy, War • 1960 December

PT 109
Drama, War • 1963 June

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Thriller, Crime, TV Movie • 1994 January