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Nice Dreams (1981) -- Comedy team Cheech & Chong star as ice cream vendors in this thoroughly wacky comedy. This outrageous, permanently spaced-out duo sell enough of their "specially mixed" ice cream to take the cash and realize their fondest dreams: new guitars, islands in the sun and beautiful women.
"Avatar: The Last Airbender" (2005): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Clip: Season 1 - Episode 13 - The Blue Spirit
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) -- The turtles find themselves transported back in time to ancient Japan.
The Big Hit (1998) -- Marky Mark leads a funky bunch of hit men in a screwball action comedy with lots of explosions. It’s all fun and games until someone falls in love with their kidnap victim.
The Big Hit (1998) -- Melvin Smiley, a successful young hitman, is living a normal all-day life for his jewish fiancé Pam...
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Overview

Date of Birth:

31 July 1943, Sacramento, California, USA more

Trivia:

Won a CLIO Award in 1984 for Best Actor in a commercial more

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Alternate Names:

Saburo Shimono

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Old Dogs (2009/I) (as Saburo Shimono) Yoshiro Nishamura 2009 - -
- 2. Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (2009) (VG) (voice) Archie Tan 2009 - 8.5 (31)
- 3. Half Kenneth (2009) Takahiro 2009 - 8.4 (5)
- 4. Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2009) (V)   (voice) Mr. Takagawa 2009 - 6.3 (68)
AKAs:
  • Scooby-Doo! and the Sword of the Samurai (Australia)
- 5. Zero Option (completed) (2009) Hiro 2009 - -
- 6. "Samurai Girl" (2008)   (2 episodes, 2008) 2008 - -
- 7. The Sensei (2008) Taki Nakano 2008 - 6.5 (37)
- 8. Ben 10: Race Against Time (2007) (TV) 2007 - 4.6 (547)
- 9. "Legion of Super Heroes" (2006)   K3NT (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 6.6 (49)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Two and a Half Men" (2003)   Hiroshi (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 8.7 (238)
1 TV episode:
- 11. "The Simpsons" (1989)   Additional Voices / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1991-2007) 2007 - 9.2 (392)
3 TV episodes:
- 12. Mamo's Weeds (2007) Weed Doctor 2007 - -
- 13. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" (2005)   Master Yu / Monk Gyatso (5 episodes, 2005-2006) 2006 - 9.3 (10,234)
5 TV episodes:
- 14. Southland Tales (2006)   Hideo Takehashi 2006 - 5.7 (18,016)
AKAs:
  • Southland Tales (Germany: DVD title)
- 15. Americanese (2006) Wood Ding 2006 - 5.7 (121)
- 16. "Justice League" (2001)   Guard / The Master (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 8.8 (2,989)
AKAs:
  • JL (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Justice League Unlimited (USA: third season title)
1 TV episode:
- 17. Clark and Michael (2006) (V) Driving Range Man 2006 - 9.0 (1,189)
- 18. "Jackie Chan Adventures" (2000)   Uncle / 3 characters not shown (91 episodes, 2000-2005) 2005 - 7.3 (900)
91 TV episodes: 86 episodes not shown.
- 19. Pawns of the King (2005) Kazuo 2005 - -
- 20. Harlequin (2004) Narrator 2004 - 2.4 (13)
- 21. Worlds Apart (2004) Teijo 2004 - 9.0 (6)
- 22. "Samurai Jack" (2001)   Emperor (3 episodes, 2001-2003) 2003 - 9.1 (2,465)
3 TV episodes:
- 23. Robot Stories (2003) John 2003 - 6.1 (765)
- 24. Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (2002) (VG) (voice) Head Master/Additional Voices 2002 - 4.0 (11)
- 25. Tomato and Eggs (2002) Mr. Wang 2002 - 5.7 (9)
- 26. Ice Planet (2001) Karteez Rumla 2001 - 4.1 (499)
- 27. Luminarias (2000) Lu's Father 2000 - 4.2 (459)
- 28. "Jack & Jill" (1999)   Mr. Tanaka (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 7.5 (446)
1 TV episode:
- 29. Life Tastes Good (1999) Harry Sado 1999 - 4.9 (115)
- 30. The Big Hit (1998) Jiro Nishi 1998 - 5.8 (13,257)
- 31. Paradise Road (1997) Colonel Hirota 1997 $2.92M 6.5 (2,347)
- 32. "ER" (1994)   Dr. Okida (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 8.1 (2,807)
1 TV episode:
- 33. "Seinfeld" (1990)   Executive #1 (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 9.4 (34,122)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "The Steve Harvey Show" (1996)   Bobby Wong (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 6.1 (486)
1 TV episode:
- 35. Waterworld (1995) Elder 1995 $255M 5.7 (49,163)
- 36. "The X Files" (1993)   Gung Bituen (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 9.1 (22,882)
AKAs:
  • The X-Files (USA)
1 TV episode:
- 37. "All-American Girl" (1994)   Sammy (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 6.1 (103)
1 TV episode:
- 38. The Shadow (1994) Dr. Tam 1994 - 5.6 (8,768)
- 39. 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994) Koga 1994 - 3.1 (2,840)
- 40. Murder Between Friends (1994) (TV) 1994 - 5.6 (120)
- 41. Suture (1993) Dr. Max Shinoda 1993 - 6.6 (798)
- 42. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)   Lord Norinaga 1993 - 4.2 (8,214)
AKAs:
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time (USA: working title) (USA: DVD box title)
- 43. Silent Cries (1993)   1993 - 6.5 (64)
AKAs:
  • Guests of the Emperor
- 44. "Raven" (1992)   Mr. Koyosaka (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 6.8 (76)
1 TV episode:
- 45. Plymouth (1991) (TV) Hiro 1991 - 5.3 (64)
- 46. "American Playhouse" (1982)   Takahashi Hosoume (1 episode, 1991) 1991 - 7.2 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 47. "Dear John" (1988)   Charlie Moura (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 7.0 (189)
AKAs:
  • Dear John USA (UK)
1 TV episode:
- 48. Come See the Paradise (1990) Hiroshi Kawamura 1990 - 6.6 (1,020)
- 49. Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990) (TV) 1990 - 6.5 (162)
- 50. Presumed Innocent (1990) 'Painless' Kumagai 1990 $221M 6.8 (12,234)
- 51. "Newhart" (1982)   Sunatra (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - 8.2 (672)
1 TV episode:
- 52. "Knots Landing" (1979)   Pharmacist (2 episodes, 1989) 1989 - 6.4 (395)
- 53. The Wash (1988) Sadao 1988 - 7.4 (45)
- 54. Blind Date (1987)   Mr. Yakamoto 1987 - 5.5 (7,718)
AKAs:
  • Blake Edwards' Blind Date (USA: complete title)
- 55. "Gung Ho" (1986)   Mr. Saito (9 episodes, 1986-1987) 1987 - 7.8 (6)
- 56. "Our House" (1986)   (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.2 (102)
1 TV episode:
- 57. "Remington Steele" (1982)   Kenji Ito / Sam Kuromatsu (2 episodes, 1982-1986) 1986 - 7.4 (1,216)
2 TV episodes:
- 58. Gung Ho (1986)   Saito 1986 - 5.8 (4,667)
AKAs:
  • Working Class Man
- 59. "A Year in the Life" (1986) Kwan 1986 - 8.2 (108)
- 60. "Hotel" (1983)   (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 5.7 (235)
AKAs:
  • Arthur Hailey's Hotel
1 TV episode:
- 61. "Street Hawk" (1985)   (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.9 (404)
1 TV episode:
- 62. "Airwolf" (1984)   Ko (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 6.9 (1,219)
AKAs:
  • Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title)
1 TV episode:
- 63. "Santa Barbara" (1984)   Caretaker (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 5.8 (553)
1 TV episode:
- 64. "Call to Glory" (1984)   Diem (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 7.2 (33)
1 TV episode:
- 65. Where the Toys Come from (1984) Kenji, the Designer 1984 - 5.4 (42)
- 66. "Tales of the Gold Monkey" (1982)   General Anago (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 8.2 (245)
1 TV episode:
- 67. "Knight Rider" (1982)   Hito Osaka (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 7.0 (3,973)
1 TV episode:
- 68. "Hart to Hart" (1979)   Koji (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 6.4 (565)
1 TV episode:
- 69. "Cagney & Lacey" (1982)   Cunningham (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 6.9 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 70. "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (1982)   Nakamoto (2 episodes, 1982) 1982 - 7.3 (56)
2 TV episodes:
- 71. The Challenge (1982)   Toshio Yoshida, Toru's son 1982 - 5.8 (713)
AKAs:
  • Equals
  • Sword of the Ninja
- 72. Modesty Blaise (1982) (TV) Weng 1982 - 6.9 (14)
- 73. "Quincy M.E." (1976)   Gov. Tokamo / Paramedic (2 episodes, 1980-1981) 1981 - 7.4 (617)
AKAs:
  • Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
2 TV episodes:
- 74. Nice Dreams (1981)   Oriental Bus Boy at Hong Kong Restaurant 1981 - 5.5 (2,773)
AKAs:
  • Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams (USA: complete title)
- 75. "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1980)   (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 4.7 (8)
AKAs:
  • Palmerstown (USA: short title)
1 TV episode:
- 76. "The Waltons" (1972)   Corporal Kyomo (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 7.5 (728)
1 TV episode:
- 77. "M*A*S*H" (1972)   Jin / Kwang (2 episodes, 1978-1980) 1980 - 8.6 (6,994)
2 TV episodes:
- 78. When Hell Was in Session (1979) (TV) Cao 1979 - 7.3 (64)
- 79. Mandrake (1979) (TV) Ho 1979 - 7.0 (25)
- 80. "How the West Was Won" (1979)   Cook (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 8.2 (136)
1 TV episode:
- 81. Rabbit Test (1978) Chinese Leader 1978 - 2.8 (343)
- 82. And the Soul Shall Dance (1978) (TV) Murata 1978 - -
- 83. "The Krofft Supershow" (1976)   Huli in ('Magic Mongo') (unknown episodes, 1977-1978) 1977 - 7.1 (34)
AKAs:
  • The Krofft Superstar Hour (USA: new title)
- 84. "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (1976)   Bomber Commander (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.5 (307)
AKAs:
  • Black Sheep Squadron (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 85. Midway (1976)   Lt. Tomonaga 1976 - 6.6 (5,073)
AKAs:
  • Battle of Midway (Philippines: English title) (UK)
  • The Battle of Midway (USA: video title)
- 86. Pueblo (1973) (TV)   North Korean Officer 1973 - 7.9 (68)
AKAs:
  • Pueblo Affair (USA: alternative title)
- 87. Parades (1972)   Togo 1972 - 4.4 (24)
AKAs:
  • The Line (USA: reissue title)
- 88. The Hospital (1971) (uncredited) 1971 - 7.2 (2,005)
- 89. Loving (1970) Byron 1970 - 6.5 (185)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Tradition of Honor (2002) (voice) Narrator 2002 - 8.3 (11)
- 2. Frank Lloyd Wright (1998) (voice) 1998 - 8.1 (221)
- 3. Ancestors in the Americas: Coolies, Sailors, Settlers (1996) Himself - Narrator 1996 - -

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Has appeared on 'Broadway' in "Mame" and "Pacific Overtures" among others. Has acted and directed numerous stage productions ranging from Shakespeare to improvisational comedy. more

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