Gerald Okamura

Template:Short description Template:Wikidata image Gerald Okamura (born 1940) is an American actor, martial artist, and stuntman, known for appearing in numerous action films. He has acted in both mainstream blockbusters like Big Trouble in Little China and B-movies such as Samurai Cop.

Early life

Okamura was born in Hilo, Hawaii in 1940. He began studying judo at the age of 13. He enlisted in the United States Army after graduating high school, where he was deployed to South Korea and was introduced to taekwondo. After his discharge, he moved to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in Jimmy H. Woo's San Soo school, eventually earning a 5th-degree black belt.

Okamura has also trained in kendo and aikido, and is a designer of various types of weaponry.

Career

Okamura began doing stunts in 1975, getting his first credited role in 1980. Since then he has appeared in 39 feature films, notably Big Trouble in Little China, Samurai Cop, Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, Ninja Academy, 9½ Ninjas!, Ring of Fire, Blade, and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Other roles he's played are Kai-Ogi in Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, a sensei in Power Rangers Wild Force, and Chao Chong in VR Troopers.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Chesty Anderson, USN	Karate Expert
1980	The Octagon	Ninja Instructor
1981	Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen	Club Shanghai Bouncer
1983	Angel of H.E.A.T.	Hans Zeisel
1984	Ninja Busters	Master
1985	My Science Project	Vietnamese Soldier	Uncredited
1985	Sword of Heaven	Third Monk
1986	Big Trouble in Little China	Wing Kong Hatchet Man
1989	Ninja Academy	Chiba
1989	Time Burst: the Final Alliance	Master
1990	Aftershock	Fighter
1991	9 1/2 Ninjas!	Master
1991	Showdown in Little Tokyo	Hagata, the Torturer
1991	Samurai Cop	Okamura
1991	Capital Punishment	Henchman
1991	The Master Demon	The Master Demon
1991	Karate Wars	Nakaso
1992	Deadly Bet	Fighter
1992	Rapid Fire	Tau's Gunman at Laundry	Uncredited
1992	American Streetfighter	Ogawa
1992	Shadow of the Dragon	Temple Priest
1993	Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel	Garbage Gang
1993	Shootfighter: Fight to the Death	Shootfighting Ref
1993	Hot Shots! Part Deux	Corrupt Kick Boxing Referee
1993	Full Impact	Japanese fighter
1993	Firepower	Fighter	Uncredited
1993	Fit to Kill	Commando
1994	The Shadow	Tibetan Passenger
1994	The Dallas Connection	Fu
1994	Cage II	Dr. Wo
1995	The Power Within	Yung
1995	Mortal Kombat	Outworld Warrior	Uncredited
1996	For Life or Death	Ancient priest
1996	Bloodsport III	Judge
1996	Day of the Warrior	Fu
1996	Carnival of Wolves	Bodyguard #2
1997	Little Bigfoot	Cook
1998	Blade	Vampire	Uncredited
1998	L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies: Return to Savage Beach	Fu
2002	The Circuit 2: The Final Punch	Ming Li
2002	Redemption	Kwai Lo
2005	Confessions of an Action Star	Asian Master
2005	Vampire Assassin	Master Kao
2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Hard Master
2009	Hellbinders	Buddhist Priest
2015	Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance	Raizo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	A Man Called Sloane	Henchman Guarding Maria	Episode: "Samurai"
1984	Matt Houston	Thug	Episode: "Return to Nam: Part 1"
1985	Knight Rider	Fuji Hakito	Episode: "Knight & Knerd"
1985	J.O.E. and the Colonel	Trainer	Television film
1987	Falcon Crest	Mr. Ito	Episode: "Lovers and Friends"
1996	VR Troopers	Chao Chong	Episode: "Despera Strikes Back"
1996	Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers	Kai-Ogi	Episode: "Along Came a Spider"
2002	Power Rangers Wild Force	Sensei	Episode: "A Father's Footsteps"
2012, 2013	Kickin' It	Grandmaster Po	2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Blade Runner	Zuben	Voice
2004	SWAT: Warhead One	Peter Chiang

External links

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