Dale Ishimoto
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1923
- Died
- March 4, 2004
- Birthplace
- Delta County, Colorado, USA
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"
Filmography
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Inconceivable 1998
as Mr. Akiyama
Beverly Hills Ninja 1997
as Old Japanese Man
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance 1994
as Mr. Ing
Come See the Paradise 1990
as Mr. Ogata
Ninja III: The Domination 1984
as Okuda
Cannonball Run II 1984
as Japanese Businessman (uncredited)
Smorgasbord 1983
as Japanese Mechanic
Dangerous Company 1982
as Mr. Hikaru
Enter the Ninja 1981
as Komori
Mad Bull 1977
as Smitty
Midway 1976
as Vice Admiral Moshiro Hosogaya
Sharks' Treasure 1975
as Ishi
When the North Wind Blows 1974
as Yermak
The Games 1970
as Japanese Doctor
M*A*S*H 1970
as Korean Doctor (uncredited)
Cocoon 1968
as Arcturus Construction Guard
Beach Red 1967
as Capt. Tanaka
- The Sweet and the Bitter
The Sweet and the Bitter 1967
Actor
King Rat 1965
as Yoshima
Moro Witch Doctor 1964
as Manuel Romblon
McHale's Navy 1964
as Japanese Captain
PT 109 1963
as Commander (uncredited)
The Nun and the Sergeant 1962
as Pak
Operation Bottleneck 1961
as Matsu
The Wackiest Ship in the Army 1960
as Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
The Great Impostor 1960
as Korean Soldier (uncredited)
Run Silent, Run Deep 1958
as Japanese sailor (uncredited)
The King and I 1956
as Crewman (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.