John Fujioka

John Mamoru Fujioka (June 29, 1925 – December 13, 2018) was an American actor of Japanese descent. He was particularly known for performing the role of a Japanese holdout soldier in The Last Flight of Noah's Ark, Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure, and American Ninja. He died in December 2018 at the age of 93.[1] [2] [3]

John Fujioka
Born	June 29, 1925 Olaa, Hawaii, U.S.
Died	December 13, 2018 (aged 93) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	actor
Years active	1962–2004

Partial filmography

• Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962) - Auctioneer
• A Girl Named Tamiko (1962) - Minya
• The Rifleman (1963, TV Series) - Hikaru Yamanaka
• McHale's Navy (1964) - Japanese J.G.
• Submersion of Japan (1973) - Narita
• Six Million Dollar Man (1975, TV Series) - Kuroda
• Midway (1976) - Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
• Futureworld (1976) - Mr. Takaguchi
• The Private Eyes (1980) - Mr. Uwatsum
• The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) - Cleveland
• The Octagon (1980) - Isawa
• Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981) - Kamasuka
• Some Kind of Hero (1982) - Captain Tan Tai
• They Call Me Bruce? (1982) - Master
• American Ninja (1985) - Shinyuki
• Body Slam (1986) - Mr. Kim
• Steel Dawn (1987) - Cord
• The Last Samurai (1988) - Yasujiro Endo
• Paint It Black (1989) - Mr. Lee
• Martial Law (1990) - Chang
• Friday the 13th: The Series (1990, TV Series) - Sensei Musashi
• V.I. Warshawski (1991) - Sumitora
• American Samurai (1992) - Tatsuya Sanga
• American Yakuza (1993) - Isshin Tendo
• Mortal Kombat (1995) - Chief Priest
• Tear It Down (1997)
• Pearl Harbor (2001) - Nishikura

External links

• John Fujioka at IMDb

References

1. "Obituary: John "Mamo" Mamoru Fujioka", Honolulu Star-Advertiser
2. "Mamoru "John" Fujioka". Discover Nikkei. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
3. "Know Your Role: John Fujioka". Bullet Proof Action. Retrieved 2020-10-26.