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Yuji Okumoto Biography
He played intimidating roles in The Karate Kid, Part II and Inception. 1997 was a big for him, as he appeared in Contact, Mean Guns, The Game, Blast, and Players.
He played baseball and basketball at Hollywood High School and later took up acting at Cal State Fullerton.
He owned a Hawaiian-themed restaurant named Kona Kitchen/Yuji Lounge in Seattle, Washington.
He married his fiance Angie in 2001.
He debuted in 1985’s Real Genius, starring Val Kilmer.
Yuji Don Okumoto (雄二・ドン・奥本 , Yūji Don Okumoto, born April 20, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker best known for his intimidating movie roles, primarily as a villain, such as Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II. His other films include Aloha Summer, Nemesis, Pearl Harbor and The Truman Show, as well as guest roles on television series such as T.J. Hooker, Knots Landing, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Bones.
Okumoto’s first feature film role was in the 1985 comedy film Real Genius as Fenton. Later in 1985, he appeared in Better Off Dead as Yee Sook Ree, a Korean immigrant who along with his non-English speaking brother Chen (Brian Imada) frequently challenges Lane Myer (John Cusack) to drag races whenever they are together at a set of traffic lights. Yee Sook Ree learned his English from watching Wide World of Sports and spoke like Howard Cosell.
He is also well known for his convincing portrayal of the venomous, ever-smiling Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II. He played a Korean character, Shu Kai Kim, in the 1989 film True Believer alongside James Woods and Robert Downey Jr. Okumoto then played the role of Pete Kapahala in the 1999 Disney Channel original movie Johnny Tsunami and its 2007 sequel Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board. In 2005, he played a role in Lane Nishikawa’s film Only the Brave about the Japanese American segregated fighting unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of World War II. He also played alongside Ken Watanabe in Christopher Nolan’s 2010 thriller Inception. Okumoto was announced to have joined Nicholas Gyeney’s Seattle-based drama, Ultra Low, in February 2017. The film is scheduled to begin production the following March.
What's Yuji Okumoto Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Yuji Okumoto Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
