Dale Ishimoto
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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 Cal
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"
Born
Apr 03, 1923
Delta County, Colorado, USA
Died
Mar 04, 2004
Known For
Acting
Movies
27 acting
0 crew
Popularity
0.9
Known For
Midway
1976
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Beverly Hills Ninja
1997
as Old Japanese Man
M*A*S*H
1970
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Ninja III: The Domination
1984
as Okuda
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)
Enter the Ninja
1981
as Komori
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