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Sab Shimono
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Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Mad Men, and The Blacklist. Shimono's voice roles include Uncle Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Emperor in Samurai Jack, and Monk Gyatso in Avata…
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Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Mad Men, and The Blacklist. Shimono's voice roles include Uncle Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Emperor in Samurai Jack, and Monk Gyatso in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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BODY OF WORK
Sab Shimono's Filmography
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The Activated Man
as Mr. Hideyoshi
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as The Emperor (voice)
The Watcher
as Wendell
Family Gathering
The Arcadian
as Moto
Old Dogs
as Yoshiro Nishamura
Half Kenneth
as Takahiro
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
The Sensei
as Taki Nakano
Ben 10: Race Against Time
as Old Man
Southland Tales
as Hideo Takehashi
Americanese
as Wood Ding
Robot Stories
as John
Par 6
as Mr. Watsabi
Ice Planet
as Karteez Rumla
Life Tastes Good
as Harry
The Big Hit
as Jiro Nishi
Paradise Road
as Colonel Hirota
Waterworld
as Elder
The Shadow
as Dr. Roy Tam
3 Ninjas Kick Back
as Koga
Suture
as Dr. Max Shinoda
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
as Lord Norinaga
Silent Cries
as Natsume
Come See the Paradise
as Mr. Kawamura
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
as Dr. Fujita
Presumed Innocent
as 'Painless' Kumagai
The Wash
as Sadao
Blind Date
as Mr. Yakamoto
Gung Ho
as Saito
Where the Toys Come From
as Kenji
The Challenge
as Toshio Yoshida
Conan the Barbarian
as Subotai (voice) (uncredited)
Modesty Blaise
as Weng
Nice Dreams
as Oriental Bus Boy
When Hell Was in Session
as Cao
Mandrake
as Ho
Rabbit Test
as Chinese Leader
No Poster
And the Soul Shall Dance
as Murata
Pacific Overtures
as Manjiro
Midway
as Lt. Tomonaga
Pueblo
as North Korean Officer
Parades
as Togo
The Hospital
as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
Loving
as Byron
Operation Othello
as Brabantino