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Sab Shimono

Date of birth: 1937-07-31

Place of birth: Sacramento, California, United States

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Saburo Shimono, ć€é‡Žèšćš

Sab Shimono

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Operation Othello
0

Operation Othello

A futuristic adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello set in the world of an elite naval special force's

Ice Planet
2.3

Ice Planet

2001-01-01

In the brief period of peace after a terrible war on a far future Earth, an outer-space military aca

Southland Tales
2.6

Southland Tales

2007-11-14

Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social,

Rabbit Test
2.1

Rabbit Test

1978-04-09

Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world

Presumed Innocent
3.4

Presumed Innocent

1990-07-27

Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered.

The Shadow
3

The Shadow

1994-07-01

Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to

Gung Ho
3

Gung Ho

1986-03-14

When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
3.9

Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword

2009-04-07

The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a

3 Ninjas Kick Back
2.8

3 Ninjas Kick Back

1994-02-25

During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in

Ben 10: Race Against Time
2.9

Ben 10: Race Against Time

2008-02-11

Ben, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien

Come See the Paradise
3.1

Come See the Paradise

1990-08-17

In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job

Suture
3.2

Suture

1993-09-14

Brothers Vincent and Clay meet up for the first time after their father's funeral and remark on how

The Wash
0

The Wash

1988-08-17

Mako is a neglectful husband. Not the most loving man. His wife gradually encounters a widower who i

Modesty Blaise
1.6

Modesty Blaise

1982-01-01

Pilot for a never-made TV series based upon the popular comic strip character. Adventurer Modesty B

Silent Cries
0.5

Silent Cries

1993-03-08

In 1942, the Japanese occupied the island of Singapore. During the take-over, not only military sold

Half Kenneth
0

Half Kenneth

2009-04-18

1945: after the death of his father, Ken escapes Japanese American internment camp to find his Cauca

The Activated Man
2.5

The Activated Man

2024-12-13

After Ors Gabriel loses his beloved dog to cancer, the shock from the trauma produces strange vision

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
2.8

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

1993-03-17

The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japa

Blind Date
3

Blind Date

1987-03-27

When bachelor Walter Davis is set up with his sister-in-law's pretty cousin, Nadia Gates, a seemingl

Old Dogs
2.8

Old Dogs

2009-11-24

Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan publi

Family Gathering
0

Family Gathering

2013-01-01

A dysfunctional family comedy centered on an extended Asian American family of a certain age celebra

The Challenge
3

The Challenge

1982-07-23

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole

The Hospital
3.3

The Hospital

1971-12-14

Dr. Bock, the chief of medicine at a Manhattan hospital, is suicidal after the collapse of his perso

When Hell Was in Session
3.5

When Hell Was in Session

1979-10-08

This film describes Navy Commander Jeremiah Denton's 7-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war. Held i

The Sensei
2.3

The Sensei

2008-05-04

Lonely gay teenager, McClain, struggles to fit in with his classmates in a small, conservative Color

Paradise Road
3.2

Paradise Road

1997-02-11

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being impri

Nice Dreams
3

Nice Dreams

1981-07-24

Nice Dreams - it rhymes with ice creams. And that's what Cheech and Chong are selling in this thorou

Americanese
0.8

Americanese

2006-03-15

Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let g

Where the Toys Come From
2.9

Where the Toys Come From

1983-12-03

Two curious toys, Peepers and Zoom, wonder about how they become toys. Aided by Robin, their equally

Robot Stories
2.5

Robot Stories

2003-01-01

Four stories including: "My Robot Baby," in which a couple must care for a robot baby before adoptin

Pacific Overtures
4.5

Pacific Overtures

1976-09-06

In 1853 Japan, the story follows the Westernization of Japan, mainly through the story of Kayama, a

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
4.1

Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie

2017-10-16

A small boy is sent away from his village. He is to be trained as a samurai warrior and return to fi

The Watcher
2.6

The Watcher

2016-10-01

Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clea

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
2.9

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990-08-06

The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, America

Mandrake
0

Mandrake

1979-01-24

Mandrake, a famous magician, and his assistant, Lothar, come to the aid of an amusement-park owner w

Waterworld
3.1

Waterworld

1995-07-28

In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautif

The Big Hit
3

The Big Hit

1998-04-24

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-en

The Arcadian
0

The Arcadian

2011-04-28

The Arcadian follows "The Lighthouse Keeper" on a story of revenge and redemption in a strange futur

Parades
3

Parades

1972-07-23

An American soldier sent to Vietnam goes AWOL and returns to his hometown. His parents turn him over

Pueblo
2.9

Pueblo

1973-03-29

Dramatization showing the 1968 seizure of the spy ship, Pueblo, by the North Koreans and the treatme

Midway
3.3

Midway

1976-06-18

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a tu

Loving
3

Loving

1970-03-04

Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Gra

Conan the Barbarian
3.4

Conan the Barbarian

1982-03-16

A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for ye

Par 6
0

Par 6

2002-04-16

A cynical man returns to his family's homestead in Texas and starts up a golf course with his brothe

Life Tastes Good
2.5

Life Tastes Good

1999-01-01

Crime - A quirky tale that brings together a murder, poisonous mushrooms and a mysterious woman to r