Yuji Okumoto

adalah seorang aktor asal Amerika Serikat. Ia dikenal karena perannya sebagai Chozen Toguchi dalam film The Karate Kid Part II (1986) dan serial televisi sekuelnya, Cobra Kai (2021–2025). Ia juga muncul dalam film Better Off Dead, Real Genius (keduanya 1985), True Believer (1989), American Yakuza (1993), Contact (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Only the Brave (2006), Inception (2010) dan Driven (2018).

Kehidupan awal
Okumoto, seorang Amerika Jepang generasi ketiga (Sansei), lahir dan besar di Los Angeles, California. Ia mulai karate pada usia 13 tahun, belajar di bawah berbagai sensei. Pada saat The Karate Kid Part II, Okumoto yang berusia 27 tahun memegang sabuk coklat di Karate, dan telah mempelajari keterampilan dasar dalam seni bela diri lainnya, termasuk Taekwondo dan Judo. Instruktur Judo-nya adalah Hayward Nishioka, Sensei Karate Chitō-ryū-nya adalah Yukinori Kugimiya, Instruktur Kajukenbo-nya adalah Sensei Ron Takaragawa, dan Yau Kung Moon Sifu-nya adalah Kevin Quock.Karate Film Actor lashes at Black-Belt Pretenders Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1986

Ia lulus dari Hollywood High School dan Cal State Fullerton, tempat ia belajar akting.

Kehidupan pribadi
Okumoto tinggal di Seattle, Washington, bersama istrinya Angela dan ketiga putri mereka.

Filmografi
Film
 Tahun  Judul  Peran  Keterangan 1985  Crime Killer Vietnam Soldier  Real Genius Fenton  Better Off Dead Yee Sook Ree  1986  The Check Is in the Mail...  Bellboy  The Karate Kid Part II   Chozen Toguchi  1988  Aloha Summer  Kenzo Konishi  1989  True Believer  Shu Kai Kim  1991  3×3 Eyes  Chou / Transvestite #2 (suara)  Versi Bahasa Inggris 1992  Nemesis  Yoshiro Han  1993  Silent Cries  Mickey  Tanpa kredit Robot Wars  Chou-Sing  Brainsmasher... A Love Story  Wu  Film direct-to-video American Yakuza  Kazuo  1994  Bloodfist V: Human Target  Tommy  Blue Tiger  Lieutenant Sakagami  Red Sun Rising  Yuji  1995  Hard Justice  Jimmy Wong  Film direct-to-video 1995  3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon  Naparva (suara)  Versi Bahasa Inggris 1997  Blast  FBI Agent  Mean Guns  Hoss  Contact  Electrical  The Game  Nikko Hotel Manager  1998  The Truman Show  Japanese Family Man  Sorcerers  Secretary  2000  Fortress 2: Re-Entry  Sato  I'll Remember April  Matsuo Yomma  2001  Pearl Harbor  Zenji Abe  Ticker  Embassy Consul  2005  The Crow: Wicked Prayer  'Pestilence'  2006  Big Momma's House 2  Parsons  Only the Brave  Sergeant Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo  End Game  Dr. Lee  2010  Inception  Saito's Attendant  2014  Awesome Asian Bad Guys  Yuji  2015  Beta Test  The Surgeon  2017  Unspoken: Diary of an Assassin    2018  Driven  Judge Takasugi  Ultra Low  Yuji  2020  The Paper Tigers  Wing  Produser

Televisi
 Tahun  Judul  Peran  Keterangan 1986  T. J. Hooker  Howie Kalanuma  Episode: "Blood Sport" 1987  Simon & Simon  Masaki  Episode: "Desperately Seeking Dacody" 1988  Hunter  Jimmy  2 episode 1990  Murder in Paradise  Unknown  Film TV Only One Survived  Peter Fujko Midnight Caller  Lee Minh  Episode: "Home to Roost" 1991  American Playhouse  Teruo Kuroda  Episode: "Hot Summer Winds"1991–19953×3 EyesBermacam suaraDub Bahasa Inggris 1991–1993  Knots Landing  Art Nam  Peran berulang 1994  Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills  Lester Kuriyama  Film TV 1995  Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman  Chen Chow  Episode: "Chi of Steel" Vanishing Son  Nguyen  Episode: "Holy Ghosts" Murder, She Wrote  Kim Huan  Episode: "Murder a la Mode" 1996  Kindred: The Embraced  Lieutenant Kwan  2 episode Superman: The Animated Series Security Guard (suara)  Episode: "A Little Piece of Home" Walker, Texas Ranger  Chang  Episode: "Higher Power" 1997  Players  Mr. Hayashi  Episode: "Rashocon" 1998  The Sentinel  Lo  Episode: "Love Kills" JAG  Jiro Kitamura  Episode: "Innocence" 1999  Just Shoot Me!  Kevin Tanaka  Episode: "Miss Pretty" Johnny Tsunami  Pete  Disney Channel Original Movie 2000  Martial Law  Mr. Strinc  Episode: "Scorpio Rising" Max Steel  Bermacam suara  Episode: "Seraphim" Guilty as Charged  Davis  Film TV 2001  The District  Officer  Episode: "A Southern Town" A Kitty Bobo Show  Graffiti (suara)  Episode: "Pilot" V.I.P.  Morton Zhou  Episode: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val" 2003  Partners  One Eye  Film TV 2007  The Unit  Mr. Michael  Episode: "The Broom Cupboard" Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board  Pete  Disney Channel Original Movie 2008  Heroes and Villains  Naomasa Ii  Episode: "Shogun" Mask of the Ninja  Nakano  Film TV 2009  Katana  Kenji  Episode: "Pilot"; Produser dan penulis Bones  Bruce Takedo  Episode: "The Girl in the Mask" 2011–2013  Young Justice  Bermacam suara 3 episode 2012  The Mentalist  Mr. Liu  Episode: "Red is the New Black" 2013  Grimm  Sheriff Gaffen  Episode: "One Night Stand" 2018  New Girl  Mr. Yukimura  Episode: "Godparents" 2021–2025  Cobra Kai  Chozen Toguchi  Peran berulang

Permainan video
 Tahun  Judul  Peran 1995  Johnny Mnemonic: The Interactive Action Movie  Shinji  2001  Throne of Darkness  Swordsman  2003  True Crime: Streets of LA  Suara tambahan

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