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name: "Yuji Okumoto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/yuji-okumoto"
fi1m_id: "yuji-okumoto"
imdb_id: "nm0645785"
tmdb_id: 56120
wikidata_id: "Q3573137"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 April 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T19:36:41.043780+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Yuji Okumoto

## Identity

Yuji Okumoto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yuji-okumoto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** yuji-okumoto
- **IMDb ID:** nm0645785
- **TMDB ID:** 56120
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3573137
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuji_Okumoto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3573137, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645785/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56120

Actor. Born 20 April 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 April 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1986–2010
- **Also known as:** Yuji Don Okumoto, Yuuji Don Okumoto, Yūji Don Okumoto, 雄二・ドン・奥本, 冈本玉二
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 62 (1), 2010s 80 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuji_Okumoto, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3573137, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645785/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56120

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Karate Kid Part II*](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md) (62)

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## Biography

Yuji Okumoto is an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he attended Hollywood High School and studied acting at California State University, Fullerton. He began his career in the mid-1980s with early film roles in *Real Genius* (1985) and *Better Off Dead* (1985).

Okumoto is best known for playing Chozen Toguchi in *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986) and reprising the role in the television series *Cobra Kai* (2021–2025). His other credits include appearances in *The Truman Show* (1998), *Pearl Harbor* (2001), *Inception* (2010) and *Johnny Tsunami* (1999). He is also a producer and co-owner of a restaurant in Seattle.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Inception* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Saito's Attendant — [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), Fi1m 62, as Chozen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Paper Tigers* (2020), as Del · Producer
- *Driven* (2019), as Judge Takasugi
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), series, as Chozen Toguchi, Chozen — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *Ultra Low* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Beta Test* (2016), as The Surgeon
- *Z Nation* (2014), series, as Bernt
- *Awesome Asian Bad Guys* (2014), as Yuji
- *Grimm* (2011), series, as Sheriff Gaffen — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Mr. Yukimura — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Young Justice* (2010), series, as Tseng / Singh Manh Li / Xaiping (voice), Tseng (voice), Tseng Dangun (voice)
- *Inception* (2010), as Saito's Attendant — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/inception.md)
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Akio Tanaka
- *Archer* (2009), series, Actor
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Mr. Liu — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board* (2007), as Pete
- *Only the Brave* (2006), as Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo
- *End Game* (2006), as Doctor Lee
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Mr. Michael
- *Big Momma's House 2* (2006), as Parsons
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Bruce Takedo — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/bones.md)
- *The Crow: Wicked Prayer* (2005), as Pestilence
- *Par 6* (2002), as Mr. Fukamura
- *A Kitty Bobo Show* (2001), as Graffiti/Moviegoer
- *Ticker* (2001), as Embassy Consul
- *Pearl Harbor* (2001), as Japanese Shy Bomber
- *The Base 2: Guilty as Charged* (2000), as Davis
- *Partners* (2000), as One Eye
- *Fortress 2* (2000), as Sato
- *Johnny Tsunami* (1999), as Pete
- *I'll Remember April* (1999), as Matsuo Yomma
- *Martial Law* (1998), series, as Aaron Strick
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, as Morton Zhou
- *The Truman Show* (1998), as Japanese Family — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Mean Guns* (1997), as Hoss
- *The Game* (1997), as Nikko Hotel Manager
- *Contact* (1997), as Electrical — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/contact.md)
- *Blast* (1997), as FBI Agent
- *Superman: The Animated Series* (1996), series, as Security Guard (voice)
- *Kindred: The Embraced* (1996), series, Actor
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, as Lo
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Jiro Kitamura
- *Hard Justice* (1995), as Jimmy Wong
- *Open Fire* (1994), as Bishop (uncredited)
- *Red Sun Rising* (1994), as Yuji
- *Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills* (1994), as Lester Kuriyama
- *Blue Tiger* (1994), as Lieutenant Sakagami
- *Vanishing Son* (1994), series, as Nguyen
- *Bloodfist V: Human Target* (1994), as Tommy
- *American Sons* (1994), as James
- *American Yakuza* (1993), as Kazuo
- *Brain Smasher... A Love Story* (1993), as Wu
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Chen Chow
- *Robot Wars* (1993), as Chou-Sing
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Chang
- *Silent Cries* (1993), as Mickey (uncredited)
- *Nemesis* (1992), as Yoshiro Han
- *Only One Survived* (1990), as Peter Fujiko
- *Murder in Paradise* (1990), as Jackie Lo
- *True Believer* (1989), as Shu Kai Kim
- *Aloha Summer* (1988), as Kenzo Konishi
- *The Karate Kid Part II* (1986), as Chozen — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid-part-ii.md)
- *T.J. Hooker: Blood Sport* (1986), as Howie
- *The Check is in the Mail...* (1986), as Bellboy
- *Better Off Dead...* (1985), as Yee Sook Ree
- *Real Genius* (1985), as Fenton
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Kim Huan
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Jimmy
- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), series, Actor
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Teruo Kuroda
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Art Nam
- *Sorcerers*, as Secretary

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