Pat Morita

Pat Morita

Born: June 28, 1932
Died: November 24, 2005
in Isleton, California, USA
Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita (June 28, 1932 - November 24, 2005) was an American actor of Japanese descent who was well-known for playing the role of Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on Happy Days and as Mr. Miyagi in the The Karate Kid movie series, in which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1984.

Movies for Pat Morita...

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Title: More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Character: Self / Various (archive footage)
Released: February 1, 2021
Type: Movie
The Oscar nominated actor best known for his role of Mr. Miyagi, left behind a painfully revealing autobiographical record of his much-too-brief time here on earth. Tracing his journey from being bed bound as a boy to the bright lights and discrimination in Hollywood. Deep inside that sweet, generous, multi-talented performer seethed an army of demons, that even alcohol and drugs couldn't mask.
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Title: Cobra Kai
Character: Nariyoshi Miyagi (archive footage)
Released: May 2, 2018
Type: TV
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the successful Daniel LaRusso, who has been working to maintain the balance in his life without mentor Mr. Miyagi.
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The Real Miyagi
Title: The Real Miyagi
Character: Self / Mr. Miyagi
Released: February 20, 2015
Type: Movie
The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.
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Rice Girl
Title: Rice Girl
Character: Peter Ong
Released: July 23, 2014
Type: Movie
To land a role in the movie Hooker X, Asian American actress Windy (Cheryl Ling) researches what life is like as a prostitute. After being mistaken for a real call girl by undercover cops, Windy runs into trouble with a group of thugs and a huge wrestler. Poking fun at the entertainment industry as well as Asian stereotypes, this independent comedy co-stars Pat Morita, Martin Kove and Dean Haglund.
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Blunt Movie
Title: Blunt Movie
Character: Mr. Miyami
Released: April 20, 2013
Type: Movie
Sketch comedy anthology. TV commercials, movie and politics are parodied. Stars Pat Morita
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Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II
Title: Mulan: 15th Anniversary - The Voices of Mulan II
Character: Self - Voice of The Emperor
Released: March 12, 2013
Type: Movie
Mushu the Dragon takes a quick look behind the scenes of Mulan's recording sessions, with interviews from several cast members.
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Act Your Age
Title: Act Your Age
Character: Tom
Released: January 11, 2011
Type: Movie
Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His ego drives his girlfriend away, and when research for the play requires him to spend a week in a nursing home, he is forced to review his life choices. Lake eventually learns to abandon his preconceptions and rid himself of the anger that has been holding him back, in pursuit of his dreams.
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Remove All Obstacles
Title: Remove All Obstacles
Character: The Guru
Released: December 11, 2010
Type: Movie
Dave, an over worked, underpaid warehouse manager of Waycold Logistics meets a mysterious Guru who explains traditional techniques to teach him ways to end his frustrations forever.
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Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed
Title: Behind the Scenes with Interviews of Ninja's Creed
Character: Self
Released: July 20, 2010
Type: Movie
Ninja's Creed movie was released Jul 20, 2010 by the Lionsgate studio. This is a quick behind the scenes look.
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Royal Kill
Title: Royal Kill
Character: Exhibition Manager
Released: April 10, 2009
Type: Movie
A fearsome warrior from the Kingdom of Samarza arrives in America to assassinate a high school girl. The girl does not know it, but she is the last living heir to the Kingdom. A noble guard arrives in America to protect the young princess.
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Only The Brave
Title: Only The Brave
Character: Seigo Takata
Released: October 23, 2006
Type: Movie
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd.
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The Number One Girl
Title: The Number One Girl
Character: Mr. Sakata
Released: May 16, 2006
Type: Movie
Joey (Scheina) is a big Hollywood action star and a martial arts champ. When he gets invited to be a celebrity judge at friend and mobster Molnar's (Jones) request he falls for Molnar's Number One Girl. She is strictly off limits and so Joey must engage in a duel to the death with Molnar and his five bodyguards.
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18 Fingers of Death!
Title: 18 Fingers of Death!
Character: Freeman Lee
Released: April 11, 2006
Type: Movie
The "buzz" in Hollywood is that, "18 FINGERS OF DEATH!" will kick the butt out of the low budget martial arts movies genre and knocks us down to the ground laughing! This funny "sockumentart" of the world of Chop sockey, kung fooey, ninja poo poo, karate kidding croutching tiger stuff takes you on the journey of making martial arts movies at it's lowest.
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Down and Derby
Title: Down and Derby
Character: Ono Yakimoto
Released: April 15, 2005
Type: Movie
A local Pinewood Derby competition transforms an average group of dads into overzealous rivals desperate to build the winning car. As egos swell, the kids are lucky if they get to pick the paint color. While the dads are busy with outlandish gimmicks and sabotage, the underestimated scouts pull together and discover the true meaning of sportsmanship.
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The Way of The Karate Kid
Title: The Way of The Karate Kid
Character: Self / Mr. Miyagi
Released: February 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary on the making of The Karate Kid (1984).
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American Fusion
Title: American Fusion
Character: Lao Dong
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
Yvonne is a divorced middle-aged Chinese immigrant who thinks her life is over, and she is doomed to spend the rest of her days as a slave to her large and eccentric family. Suddenly, romance enters her life and Yvonne gets a long deferred chance for true love. However, she falls for the last person a Chinese family would ever accept, Jose, a Mexican-American dentist. It doesnt matter what race or culture youre from, deep down inside we are the same. And from this lesson Yvonne and her family begin to love each other for who they are and to accept Jose into the family.
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Mulan II
Title: Mulan II
Character: The Emperor (voice)
Released: November 3, 2004
Type: Movie
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.
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The Last Shot
Title: The Last Shot
Character: Pat Morita
Released: September 24, 2004
Type: Movie
A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.
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Elvis Has Left the Building
Title: Elvis Has Left the Building
Character: Man in Turban
Released: August 27, 2004
Type: Movie
Harmony had an encounter early in life with the young Elvis, and can't seem to shake his influence. Now a Pink Lady selling cosmetics, she seems to inadvertently bring harm to any Elvis impersonators she encounters. After a bizarre car accident leaves a slew of them dead, Harmony goes on the run from the authorities, hooking up with a downtrodden ad exec who has Elvis troubles of his own.
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The Karate Dog
Title: The Karate Dog
Character: Chin Li
Released: May 5, 2004
Type: Movie
When LAPD computer expert Peter Fowler investigates the killing of an old man in Chinatown, he finds the only witness is his dog, Cho Cho. But Fowler soon discovers Cho Cho is the only dog in the world who can speak to humans... not only that, Cho Cho is an expert in martial arts. When they join forces to track down the mastermind behind the death of Cho Cho's master, it leads these unusual partners into uncovering a dangerous conspiracy which puts both of their lives in danger.
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Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]
Title: Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]
Character: Vice Principal Jang Hak-sa (renamed Ko)
Released: October 23, 2003
Type: Movie
Redubbing of a Korean kung fu film with the use of hip-hop and celebrity voiceovers. A young man with spectacular kung fu abilities is prohibited to use his skills, but soon finds himself forced to defend himself against tough students when he is sent to a disciplinary high school.
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Spymate
Title: Spymate
Character: Kiro
Released: February 24, 2003
Type: Movie
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.
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The Stoneman
Title: The Stoneman
Character: Prof. Stevens
Released: January 19, 2002
Type: Movie
A mysterious mummy is discovered. Dr. Stevens brings the suspected missing link's remains back to the United States. The creature's body goes missing and people are suddenly being brutally murdered.
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Hammerlock
Title: Hammerlock
Character: Un Huong Lo
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Two prison guards team up with a convict and a drug smuggler to recapture bank robbers.
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The Biggest Fan
Title: The Biggest Fan
Character: Richard Limp
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Dreams come true for young girl (Kayla Amariah) when her idol, heartthrob Chris Trousdale from the boy band Dream Street, must hide out and live in her house.
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Shadow Fury
Title: Shadow Fury
Character: Dr. Oh
Released: October 30, 2001
Type: Movie
Madsen, a bounty hunter with a bad liver and an even worse attitude, with the help of the lovely Dr. Forster, must stop Dr. Oh and Takeru and restore order to the world.
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The Center of the World
Title: The Center of the World
Character: Taxi Driver
Released: April 19, 2001
Type: Movie
A couple checks into a suite in Las Vegas. In flashbacks we see that he's a computer whiz on the verge of becoming a dot.com millionaire, she's a lap dancer at a club. He's depressed, withdrawing from work, missing meetings with investors. He wants a connection, so he offers her $10,000 to spend three nights with him in Vegas, and she accepts with conditions. Is mutual attraction stirring?
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I'll Remember April
Title: I'll Remember April
Character: Abe Tanaka
Released: April 5, 2001
Type: Movie
Four young boys find a shipwrecked Japanese sailor during World War II and struggle with the decision to save him.
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Title: First Years
Released: March 19, 2001
Type: TV
Five first-year law graduates live together in San Francisco as they try to get both their lives and careers in order.
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The Boys of Sunset Ridge
Title: The Boys of Sunset Ridge
Character: Charlie Watanabe
Released: March 11, 2001
Type: Movie
Four young friends sneak onto an exclusive country club for 18 holes of golf, and begin a tradition that will strengthen their bonds and weather the test of time in this affectionate drama from writer/director Doug McKeon (On Golden Pond). Ben, Hank, Charlie, and John are four spirited youths with a shared love of golf. Determined to play a round at the exclusive Sunset Ridge Country Club despite the fact that none of them are members, the longtime friends sneak onto the golf course, and vow to make their clandestine game an annual event. Over the years, each of the four friends set down different paths in life, but through it all they never miss a game. When 60 years have passed, and the time comes to reflect on their rich and varied experiences, all four realize that it was the power of friendship that helped them endure hard times, and never lose hope that things will get better
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House of Luk
Title: House of Luk
Character: Kwang Luk
Released: January 19, 2001
Type: Movie
House of Luk is a quirky drama following the lives of three loveable losers who frequent a Chinese restaurant and discover the true meaning in their lives when they each decipher a cryptic message in a fortune cookie.
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Brother
Title: Brother
Character: Guy at the Poker Table
Released: December 13, 2000
Type: Movie
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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Title: Son of the Beach
Released: March 14, 2000
Type: TV
A parody of "Baywatch" featuring Malibu Adjacent's Notch Johnson, the world's greatest lifeguard (hardly), and his unit SPF-30.
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Inferno
Title: Inferno
Character: Jubal Early
Released: September 25, 1999
Type: Movie
Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who beat him and steal his bike. However, Lomax is not a man to take an injustice lying down, and soon he begins exacting a violent revenge on the men who stole his motorcycle, with local handyman Jubal Early lending a hand and several area ladies offering aid and comfort.
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King Cobra
Title: King Cobra
Character: Nick Hashimoto
Released: August 10, 1999
Type: Movie
30 feet of pure terror is the result of an experimental drug used in a biochemical lab and this mutated nightmare is pure evil! Half-African cobra and half-diamondback, he's 30 feet long with a giant appetite for terror.
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Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
Title: Visit Fabulous Las Vegas
Character: Self
Released: June 15, 1999
Type: Movie
A fresh look at the everchanging adult Disneyland of Las Vegas, featuring pirate ships, volcanos, 25 casinos on the Strip, 10 more casinos in Glitter Gulch, plus a guide to Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, old Nevada and more.
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Title: SpongeBob SquarePants
Character: Master Udon
Released: May 1, 1999
Type: TV
Deep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob lives in a pineapple with his pet snail, Gary, loves his job as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab, and has a knack for getting into all kinds of trouble without really trying. When he's not getting on the nerves of his cranky next door neighbor Squidward, SpongeBob can usually be found smack in the middle of all sorts of strange situations with his best buddy, the simple yet lovable starfish, Patrick, or his thrill-seeking surfer-girl squirrel pal, Sandy Cheeks.
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Gone to Maui
Title: Gone to Maui
Character: Mr. Ono
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
Mickey and Paniolo inherits a bar on a beach in Maui. What they do not know is that the bar is used by a group of drug dealers.
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Title: The Hughleys
Released: September 22, 1998
Type: TV
The Hughleys is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 22, 1998 to April 28, 2000 and on the UPN network from September 11, 2000 to May 20, 2002. It starred comedian D. L. Hughley as the main character, Darryl Hughley, and Elise Neal as Yvonne, his hard-working wife, who move their family from the inner city to suburban Los Angeles.
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Mulan
Title: Mulan
Character: The Emperor (voice)
Released: June 18, 1998
Type: Movie
To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
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Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'
Title: Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan'
Character: Emperor / Narrator (voice)
Released: June 16, 1998
Type: Movie
A retelling of the Disney film, 'Mulan (1998)', using animated clips and songs from the film, but this version was staged on ice.
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Title: Adventures with Kanga Roddy
Character: Uncle Pat
Released: January 4, 1998
Type: TV
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Captured Alive
Title: Captured Alive
Released: December 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Charter pilot Nick Baskin takes 5 strangers on a flight that is shot down. Taken by hillbillies in West Virginia, they are used to help transport toxic waste.
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Sports on the Silver Screen
Title: Sports on the Silver Screen
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 16, 1997
Type: Movie
HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties. Watch not for dramatic scenes but for the glimpse of historical figures shown both cinematic and athletic- in this tribute to the merging of sports and Hollywood.
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Beyond Barbed Wire
Title: Beyond Barbed Wire
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
World War II documentary narrated by Pat Morita
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Bloodsport III
Title: Bloodsport III
Character: David Leung
Released: December 5, 1996
Type: Movie
Bloodsport III brings us back to the world of Alex Cardo. This time he must battle in a fight to end all fights - The Kumite, the most vicious warrior alive - Beast. He must not only battle for his own honor, but also avenge the death of Sun, his mentor, teacher, and spiritual "father", when Sun is spitefully killed by crime boss Duvalier. In order to defeat Beast, destroy Duvalier, and avenge Sun's death, Alex turns to Leung to whom he was indebted in Bloodsport II. Leung directs him to the great shaman, Makato "the Judge", to whom Alex must turn for guidance. The judge teaches him to fully channel the energy in his mind and body in order to rout the Beast in the Kumite...
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Reggie's Prayer
Title: Reggie's Prayer
Character: Principal Osaki
Released: August 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Reggie White stars as Reggie Knox, a pro football player who retires, frustrated because he hasn't won a championship. Knox begins coaching a Portland, Ore., high school football program, where he befriends a troubled student. Reggie fights local ruffians with Christian values. And punches.
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Spy Hard
Title: Spy Hard
Character: Brian, Waiter in Restaurant
Released: May 24, 1996
Type: Movie
The evil Gen. Rancor has his sights set on world domination, and only one man can stop him: Dick Steele, also known as Agent WD-40. Rancor needs to obtain a computer circuit for the missile that he is planning to fire, so Steele teams up with Veronique Ukrinsky, a KGB agent whose father designed the chip. Together they try to locate the evil mastermind's headquarters, where Veronique's father and several other hostages are being held.
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Title: The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
Character: Mike Woo
Released: March 16, 1996
Type: TV
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo is a youth-oriented action mystery television series that ran on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1998. A total of 41 episodes of 30 minutes each were produced. Episodes were taped at the now defunct Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida. Starring Irene Ng as the title character, the series revolves around the adventures of a young teenage girl who lives with her innkeeper grandfather and works as a non-sworn intern at the local police department where she helps out with odds and ends around the office. Occasionally an intriguing case comes to Shelby's attention, prompting her to apply her unique insight and enlist the help of her friends to solve it. Her supervisors, however, do not appreciate her help, as she is only a teenager. Her grandfather also does not want her getting involved in cases, often reminding her, "We are not detectives with warrant badges, we are innkeepers with brooms." Many of the stories, with three clear suspects, keep the audience guessing until the truth is ultimately explained. The show is set in the cities of Cocoa Beach, Florida and Boston, Massachusetts. On December 28, 2011, TeenNick aired the episode "The Smoke Screen Case" on the The '90s Are All That block.
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Bloodsport II
Title: Bloodsport II
Character: David Leung
Released: March 1, 1996
Type: Movie
After thief Alex Cardo gets caught while stealing an ancient katana in East Asia, he soon finds himself imprisoned and beaten up by the crowd there. One of the guards, Demon, feels upset by Alex appearance and tortures him as often as he gets the opportunity. Alex finds a friend and mentor in the jailhouse, Master Sun, who teaches him a superior fighting style called Iron Hand. When a 'best of the best kumite' is to take place, Demon gets an invitation. Now Master Sun and Alex need to find a way to let Alex take part in the kumite too.
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Earth Minus Zero
Title: Earth Minus Zero
Character: Dr. Mobius Jefferson
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
An alien searching for a human specimen for an intergalactic zoo gets more trouble than he bargained for in this family adventure.
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Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Title: Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Character: Pat / Super Ninja
Released: December 17, 1995
Type: Movie
Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and the gang discover the true meaning of Chanukah in this special holiday program. The story of the special holiday and all its traditions are celebrated with music and song along with Lloyd Bochner, Alan Thicke and Pat Morita.
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Title: The Outer Limits
Character: Michael Chen
Released: March 26, 1995
Type: TV
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
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Title: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character: King Makahana (voice)
Released: March 12, 1995
Type: TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Title: Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart
Character: Ling Goldberg
Released: March 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Set in San Francisco, Jonathan and Jennifer Hart are faced with the prospect of being reunited with Jonathan's long lost sister, and her nephew. Is it possible that Jonathan will finally discover a key to his past or will the "family" turn out to be after something, putting Jonathan and Jennifer in danger's past one more time?
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Timemaster
Title: Timemaster
Character: Isaiah
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Young Jesse is traveling through time in order to stop some evil virtual reality fight managers from a parallel universe trying to destroy Earth.
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The Misery Brothers
Title: The Misery Brothers
Character: Judge
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Screwball sex comedy focusing on two brothers.
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Title: One West Waikiki
Released: August 4, 1994
Type: TV
One West Waikiki is an American crime/drama TV show set in Hawaii which ran from 1994-1996. It starred Cheryl Ladd, Richard Burgi and Kayla Blake and was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy in 1995.
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The Next Karate Kid
Title: The Next Karate Kid
Character: Mr. Miyagi
Released: July 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.
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Greyhounds
Title: Greyhounds
Character: Akira Mochizuki
Released: June 24, 1994
Type: Movie
Retired sherriff, judge, coroner and con-man team up to solve crimes. Pilot. From http://www.cannell.com/tv-show-detail/18/greyhounds.html GREYHOUNDS is an action drama starring Dennis Weaver, Robert Guillaume, James Coburn and Pat Morita about three retired lawmen and a "reformed" conman lured back into crimefighting as special consultants to a young Assistant U.S. Attorney in San Diego. Weaver is Chance Wayne, a widowed ex-sheriff; Guillaume is former Judge Robert "Maximum Bob" Smith; Morita plays ex-police psychiatrist Akira "Moch" Mochizuki; Coburn is con artist John Duffy, just released from prison and not so anxious to go straight. "JoJo" Gonzales, played by Roxann Biggs, is the female U.S. Attorney who recruits them for her staff.
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Title: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Character: The Chink
Released: May 13, 1994
Type: Movie
Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch.
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Title: Burke's Law
Character: Boots McKay
Released: January 7, 1994
Type: TV
Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a senior Los Angeles police officer and millionaire, and his son, Peter, who is a detective under his command.
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Title: Diagnosis: Murder
Character: Martin Gaylord
Released: October 29, 1993
Type: TV
Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.
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Title: Boy Meets World
Released: September 24, 1993
Type: TV
The coming of age events and everyday life-lessons of Cory Matthews, a Philadelphian who grows up from a young boy to a married man.
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Title: Dave's World
Released: September 20, 1993
Type: TV
Dave's World is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1993 to 1997. The series is based on the writing of Miami Herald columnist Dave Barry.
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American Ninja 5
Title: American Ninja 5
Character: Master Tetsu
Released: April 2, 1993
Type: Movie
When a scientists daughter is kidnapped, American Ninja, attempts to find her, but this time he teams up with a youngster he has trained in the ways of the ninja.
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Title: Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Character: Cap
Released: January 30, 1993
Type: Movie
Life in space. Beam-ins. Intergalactic war. What about getting a driver's license or doing the laundry? This one-hour special features dozens of space professionals---from astronauts and life systems engineers to space suit designers, interior decorators and the "Lunar Lettuce Man." A moving story concerning Jaime Escalante and one of his students (Raymond Cruz) is interwoven with imaginative vignettes that explore the humor and drama of day-to-day life away from Earth. A documentary AND fantasy. Shot on video and on film. Guest stars include Kathy Bates, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Pat Morita, Esai Morales, and Billy Bob Thornton.
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Title: Space Rangers
Character: Nazzer
Released: January 27, 1993
Type: TV
Space Rangers is an American futuristic science fiction drama. The short lived series aired on CBS in 1993. The show was created by Pen Densham and Trilogy Entertainment Group.
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Mastergate
Title: Mastergate
Character: Senator Naito
Released: November 1, 1992
Type: Movie
A "play on words" about a fictional political scandal concerning covert arms deals and double-dealing government operatives, satirizing the Watergate hearings of 1972-1973.
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Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
Title: Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
Character: Chief Koal
Released: October 21, 1992
Type: Movie
A devil-worshiping woman sends out her four beautiful nieces to lure men back to her place so they can be killed, ground up and sold as meat pies.
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Miracle Beach
Title: Miracle Beach
Character: Gus
Released: September 15, 1992
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy set in the Southern California beach scene. Down on his luck, Scotty McKay becomes the master of a very lonely genie, who brings him wealth, power and true love. Miracles can happen!
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Honeymoon in Vegas
Title: Honeymoon in Vegas
Character: Mahi Mahi
Released: August 28, 1992
Type: Movie
On her deathbed, a mother makes her son promise never to get married, which scars him with psychological blocks to a commitment with his girlfriend. They finally decide to tie the knot in Vegas, but a wealthy gambler arranges for the man to lose $65K in a poker game and offers to clear the debt for a weekend with his fiancée.
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Goodbye Paradise
Title: Goodbye Paradise
Character: Ben
Released: December 1, 1991
Type: Movie
It's the last night at the Paradise Inn, a sixty year-old Chinatown bar in Honolulu closing its doors in the wake of urban renewal. Joe Martin (Joe Moore), the veteran manager of the club, soon realizes the price of progress... and just who will have to pay. But after a lifetime of doing what he's told, can he do what's right?
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Lena's Holiday
Title: Lena's Holiday
Character: Fred
Released: August 29, 1991
Type: Movie
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lena, from East Germany travels to Hollywood. After landing she loses her bag and can't find her hotel. She befriends a cab driver who doesn't believe someone is out to get her.
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Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel
Title: Britannica's Tales Around the World: Hansel and Gretel
Character: Host
Released: July 13, 1991
Type: Movie
Another entry in the britannica's tales around the world series. This covers the classic story of Hansel and Gretel.
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Do or Die
Title: Do or Die
Character: Masakana 'Kane' Kaneshiro
Released: June 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Asian crime boss Kaneshiro captures two voluptuous undercover federal agents, Donna and Nicole. But instead of liquidating them, he gives the busty duo a head start in a deadly cat-and-mouse game involving six other assassin teams. The heated action takes them from Hawaii to Las Vegas and Louisiana.
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Strawberry Road
Title: Strawberry Road
Character: Old Man's brother
Released: April 27, 1991
Type: Movie
Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integrating themselves into the life of the community, which includes Japanese-Americans of both lengthy and brief residence.
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Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella
Title: Britannica Presents Tales Around the World: Cinderella
Character: Host
Released: January 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Pat Morita hosts another entry in the Britannica's tales around the world series. This one covers the classic fairytale story of Cinderella.
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Title: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Character: Mr. Yoshi
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: TV
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
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Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Title: Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Character: Yoodo Toda
Released: August 6, 1990
Type: Movie
The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, American prisoners of war and others) and how they lived or tried to survive the effects felt during the aftermath of the Atomic Bomb dropping by the Enola Gay at Hiroshima, during World War II.
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Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast
Title: Britannica Presents Beauty and the Beast
Character: host
Released: June 13, 1990
Type: Movie
Actor Pat Morita hosts three animated stories. Part of the Britannica series of animated films.
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Night of 100 Stars III
Title: Night of 100 Stars III
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 1990
Type: Movie
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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Title: Family Matters
Released: September 22, 1989
Type: TV
A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family living in Chicago, and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. A spin-off of Perfect Strangers.
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The Karate Kid Part III
Title: The Karate Kid Part III
Character: Mr. Miyagi
Released: June 16, 1989
Type: Movie
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
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Collision Course
Title: Collision Course
Character: Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo
Released: April 27, 1989
Type: Movie
A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.
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Big Bird in Japan
Title: Big Bird in Japan
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 1, 1988
Type: Movie
While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.
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Captive Hearts
Title: Captive Hearts
Character: Fukushima
Released: June 5, 1987
Type: Movie
December 1944. As their bomber is shot down during a mission over Japan, Sergeant McManus and Robert, a young lieutenant, have no other choice but make a parachute jump. They are captured by local villagers and are saved from execution by Fukushima, the village elder. McManus never accepts his lot unlike Robert, who soon takes an interest in Japanese customs and rites. More, he falls in love with pretty Miyoko, Fukushima's widowed daughter-in-law.
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Title: Married... with Children
Character: Mr. Shimokawa
Released: April 5, 1987
Type: TV
Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous.
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Title: Ohara
Character: Lt. Ohara
Released: January 17, 1987
Type: TV
Ohara is an American television series starring Pat Morita in the title role of Lt. Ohara.
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Babes in Toyland
Title: Babes in Toyland
Character: The Toymaster
Released: December 19, 1986
Type: Movie
11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.
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The Karate Kid Part II
Title: The Karate Kid Part II
Character: Mr. Miyagi
Released: June 18, 1986
Type: Movie
After discovering that his father is at death's door, Mr. Miyagi sets out to Japan, to see him with Daniel. Upon arriving, Miyagi must confront an old rival. Meanwhile, Daniel encounters a new love, and some new enemies.
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Shiatsu with Pat Morita
Title: Shiatsu with Pat Morita
Character: Self
Released: June 18, 1986
Type: Movie
Pat Morita talks about his love for shiatsu massage while a woman in rolled up jean shorts stands around in the background with nothing to do.
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Title: Alice in Wonderland
Character: Horse
Released: December 9, 1985
Type: TV
Sometimes she's too big. Or much too small. Sometimes things are backwards. And there's always too much pepper in the soup! Nothing is quite right since Alice chased a very unusual White Rabbit and stumbled into an adventure that grows curiouser and curiouser. One of the greatest childhood fantasies is captured in Irwin Allen's colorful production adapted from Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Originally aired over two nights in 1985 on CBS.
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Amos
Title: Amos
Character: Tommy Tanaka
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: Movie
Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically speaking, the Sunset Nursing Home. Here he finds the head nurse, Daisy Daws, ruling the cowed patients with an iron hand, but as his determination to get out of Sunset grows, the more sinister his situation becomes.
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The Vegas Strip War
Title: The Vegas Strip War
Character: Yip Tak
Released: November 25, 1984
Type: Movie
Neil Chaine, a charming Las Vegas hotel/casino owner, tries to turn his decaying building into the Strip's top attraction to avenge his outing by his former partners who run a more fancy hotel/casino just across the street.
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Night Patrol
Title: Night Patrol
Character: Rape Victim
Released: November 16, 1984
Type: Movie
The streets of Los Angeles are crawling with weirdos, hookers, peeping toms and perverts. And this time, they're wearing badges! Murray Langston, Linda Blair, Pat Paulsen, Billy Barty, Jaye P. Morgan, Andrew Dice Clay, Pat Morita, Kitten Natividad and The Unknown Comic lead a shameless all-star cast in this cult classic in the tradition of AIRPLANE and POLICE ACADEMY, filled with kooky cops, gassy midgets, tough lesbians, sick humor, gross gags, gratuitous nudity and more!
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Title: Murder, She Wrote
Character: Akira Hitaki
Released: September 30, 1984
Type: TV
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
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The Karate Kid
Title: The Karate Kid
Character: Mr. Miyagi
Released: June 22, 1984
Type: Movie
Daniel moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
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Dance of Tears
Title: Dance of Tears
Character: (voice)
Released: May 1, 1984
Type: Movie
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Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
Title: Slapstick (Of Another Kind)
Character: Ah Fong, the Chinese Ambassador
Released: December 9, 1982
Type: Movie
A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together, are the smartest kids on the planet.
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Jimmy the Kid
Title: Jimmy the Kid
Character: Maurice
Released: November 12, 1982
Type: Movie
Gang of bumbling crooks kidnap a bratty little kid, find out they got more than they bargained for.
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Savannah Smiles
Title: Savannah Smiles
Character: Father O'Hara
Released: April 9, 1982
Type: Movie
The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not too bright crooks who are slowly converted into parent figures as the police web closes down on the supposed kidnappers.
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Full Moon High
Title: Full Moon High
Character: The Silversmith
Released: August 4, 1981
Type: Movie
High-school quarterback Tony Walker is bitten by a werewolf and transforms into a growling beast that hungrily chases down beautiful girls.
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Crash Island
Title: Crash Island
Character: Kazi Yamamora
Released: April 11, 1981
Type: Movie
A plane full of children and young teens on the way to a swim meet, crashes into the ocean, leaving them and the crew stranded on an unknown island.
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Title: Aloha Paradise
Released: February 25, 1981
Type: TV
Aloha Paradise is an American comedy series that aired on ABC on Wednesday night from February 25, 1981 to April 22, 1981. Aloha Paradise follows Sydney Chase, general manager of the Kona village resort in Hawaii where people meet and fall in love under the swaying palm trees and omnipresent sun. There's an assortment of assistants to direct traffic and play cupid— Sydney's bumbling file clerk Curtis, her perky social director Fran, he-guy lifeguard Richard and economy-sized bartender Evelyn. Aloha Paradise was executive produced by Douglas S. Cramer and Aaron Spelling, the same team that produced The Love Boat which the series bore a resemblance to.
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Title: Magnum, P.I.
Released: December 11, 1980
Type: TV
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
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Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Title: Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Character: Yamada
Released: December 6, 1980
Type: Movie
The film looks back at the life of a man named Oda and other Japanese Americans through the decades as they face great challenges and joys living in the United States.
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For the Love of It
Title: For the Love of It
Character: Ishihara
Released: September 26, 1980
Type: Movie
An entrepreneur discovers a Russian plan for taking over the Middle East. He wants to use it to create a new video game but the KGB, the CIA and the FBI have different ideas.
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When Time Ran Out...
Title: When Time Ran Out...
Character: Sam
Released: March 28, 1980
Type: Movie
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
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Human Feelings
Title: Human Feelings
Character: Waiter
Released: October 16, 1978
Type: Movie
A pilot movie dealing with the day-to-day workings of God herself, here threatening to destroy Las Vegas if six righteous people cannot be found there in seven days, and it's all up to an eager-to-please young angel, a frustrated clerk-typist in the heavenly music department, to try to hold off the devastation while disguised as a mortal.
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Title: The Incredible Hulk
Character: Fred
Released: November 4, 1977
Type: TV
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.
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Title: The Love Boat
Character: Vincent
Released: September 24, 1977
Type: TV
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
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Title: The Love Boat
Character: Mr. Yamashiro
Released: September 24, 1977
Type: TV
Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or mysterious countries, decide to pass their vacation aboard the "Love Boat", where Gopher, Dr. Bricker, Isaac, Julie, and Captain Stubing try their best to please them, and sometimes help them fall in love. Things are not always so easy, but in the end, love wins.
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Title: Man from Atlantis
Character: Moby
Released: September 22, 1977
Type: TV
Atlantis survivor Mark Harris breathes underwater, withstands extreme depth pressures and wields superhuman strength.
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Title: Lou Grant
Released: September 20, 1977
Type: TV
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.
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Title: The Kallikaks
Released: August 3, 1977
Type: TV
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Title: Mr. T and Tina
Released: September 25, 1976
Type: TV
Mr. T and Tina is an American sitcom that aired for five episodes on ABC in the fall of 1976. Starring Pat Morita, the series is a spin-off of the then-hit series Welcome Back, Kotter. The show is the first American sitcom centered on a person of Asian descent.
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Title: The Captain and Tennille
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 1976
Type: TV
Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series features a mix of hit music and comedy.
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Midway
Title: Midway
Character: Rear Admiral Ryunosuke Kusaka
Released: June 18, 1976
Type: Movie
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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Farewell to Manzanar
Title: Farewell to Manzanar
Character: Zenahiro
Released: March 11, 1976
Type: Movie
Fact based drama about one of the internment camps used by the American military during World War II to detain some 100,000 Japanese Americans (most of them U.S. born) following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Title: Laverne & Shirley
Released: January 27, 1976
Type: TV
Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, single roommates who worked as bottlecappers in a fictitious Milwaukee brewery called "Shotz Brewery." The show was a spin-off from Happy Days, as the two lead characters were originally introduced on that series as acquaintances of Fonzie. Set in roughly the same time period, the timeline started in approximately 1958, when the series began, through 1967, when the series ended. As with Happy Days, it was made by Paramount Television, created by Garry Marshall, and executive produced by Garry Marshall, Edward K. Milkis, and Thomas L. Miller.
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I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Title: I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Character: Heshy Yamamoto
Released: December 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), he will be fired from his job, arrested and probably sent to jail. Meanwhile, his rich wife has not only refused to bail him out of this mess, she's planning to divorce him. Desperate, Oliver thinks up a way out. He takes out an insurance policy on his wife with him as the beneficiary, then hires a hit man to kill her. The only problem is that because the doctor who performed the examination is an incompetent fraud, the insurance policy is invalid. Desperate to call off the hit, Oliver tracks down the hit man, only to find that he's subcontracted the killing to another hit man. Tracking down that killer reveals that he, too, has hired it out to a third person, and so on, and so on. Just how many people are trying to kill Oliver's wife?
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Title: Starsky & Hutch
Character: Jewelry Store Owner
Released: September 10, 1975
Type: TV
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
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Title: People's Choice Awards
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: March 4, 1975
Type: TV
An American awards show recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.
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Punch and Jody
Title: Punch and Jody
Character: Takahasi
Released: November 26, 1974
Type: Movie
When a woman dies in a car accident, her former husband (a traveling circus worker) learns that his wife was pregnant when she divorced him many years earlier. The now teen-aged daughter enters his life. Can they form a relationship?
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Title: Police Woman
Character: Mike Matsuto
Released: September 13, 1974
Type: TV
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
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Title: Happy Days
Character: Arnold
Released: January 15, 1974
Type: TV
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.
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Brock's Last Case
Title: Brock's Last Case
Character: Sam Wong
Released: March 5, 1973
Type: Movie
A New York City cop who has retired to a small Western town is drawn into the local case of an Indian who is accused of murdering a sheriff.
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Title: Kung Fu
Character: Arthur Chen
Released: October 14, 1972
Type: TV
The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
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Cancel My Reservation
Title: Cancel My Reservation
Character: Yamamoto
Released: September 21, 1972
Type: Movie
Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the lovely Eva Marie Saint, to solve a series of murders that has Bob as the prime suspect.
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Title: M*A*S*H
Character: Captain Sam Pak
Released: September 17, 1972
Type: TV
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
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Title: The Bob Newhart Show
Released: September 16, 1972
Type: TV
The Bob Newhart Show is an American situation comedy produced by MTM Enterprises, which aired 142 original episodes on CBS from September 16, 1972, to April 1, 1978. Comedian Bob Newhart portrays a psychologist having to deal with his patients and fellow office workers. The show was filmed before a live audience.
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Where Does It Hurt?
Title: Where Does It Hurt?
Character: Harry Nishimoto
Released: July 24, 1972
Type: Movie
In this classic hospital farce, Peter Sellers plays Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel, a greedy, crooked hospital administrator who has perfected the art of bill padding, unnecessary surgery and kickbacks. Mistrusted by patients, and resented by other staffers, his assistant Alice can no longer endure his scams and plots to have him sent to prison - but not for long enough. Sellers again steals the show with an absurd and hilarious character study.
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A Very Missing Person
Title: A Very Missing Person
Character: Delmar Faulkenstein
Released: March 4, 1972
Type: Movie
An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.
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Evil Roy Slade
Title: Evil Roy Slade
Character: Turhan
Released: February 18, 1972
Type: Movie
Orphaned and left in the desert as an infant, Evil Roy Slade (John Astin) grew up alone—save for his teddy bear—and mean. As an adult, he is notorious for being the "meanest villain in the West"—so he's thrown for quite a loop when he falls for sweet schoolteacher Betsy Potter (Pamela Austin). There's also Nelson L. Stool (Mickey Rooney), a railroad tycoon, who, along with his dimwitted nephew Clifford (Henry Gibson), is trying to get revenge on Evil Roy Slade for robbing him.
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Title: Sanford and Son
Released: January 14, 1972
Type: TV
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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Title: Columbo
Character: House Boy
Released: September 15, 1971
Type: TV
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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Title: Cannon
Released: September 14, 1971
Type: TV
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
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Title: The Odd Couple
Character: Mr. Wing
Released: September 24, 1970
Type: TV
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
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Title: McCloud
Released: February 17, 1970
Type: TV
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.
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Title: Nanny and the Professor
Released: January 21, 1970
Type: TV
Nanny and the Professor is an American fantasy situation comedy created by AJ Carothers and Thomas L. Miller for 20th Century Fox Television. During pre-production, the proposed title was Nanny Will Do.
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Title: The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Character: Duke Komosori
Released: September 17, 1969
Type: TV
The Courtship of Eddie's Father is an American television sitcom based on the 1963 movie of the same name, which was based on the book written by Mark Toby. It tells the story of a widower, Tom Corbett, who is a magazine publisher, and his son, Eddie, who believes his father should marry, and manipulates situations surrounding the women his father is interested in. ABC had acquired the rights to the story; the series debuted on September 17, 1969, and was last broadcast on March 1, 1972. Bixby received an Emmy nomination for the show.
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Title: Hawaii Five-O
Character: Phoebe
Released: September 20, 1968
Type: TV
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".
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Title: The Outsider
Released: September 18, 1968
Type: TV
The Outsider was the story of David Ross, a go-it-alone private investigator who's always where the action is. Darren McGavin played Ross, a man living in an off-beat, always-dangerous world. The series aired for one season on NBC and was a precursor of sorts to The Rockford Files in that it featured a loner private detective who had previously done time in prison for a crime he didn't commit and who never quite fit into a rapidly changing environment.
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The Shakiest Gun in the West
Title: The Shakiest Gun in the West
Character: Wong
Released: July 10, 1968
Type: Movie
Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west to become a frontier dentist. Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing (Barbara Rhoades) is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. She tricks Haywood into a sham marriage as a disguise. Haywood inadvertently becomes the legendary "Doc the Haywood" after he guns down "Arnold the Kid".
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Title: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 1967
Type: TV
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Title: Thoroughly Modern Millie
Character: Oriental #2
Released: March 22, 1967
Type: Movie
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, sets out to see the world in the rip-roaring Twenties. With high spirits and wearing one of those new high hemlines, she arrives in New York to test the "modern" ideas she had been reading about back in Kansas: "I've taken the girl out of Kansas. Now I have to take Kansas out of the girl!"
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Title: Green Acres
Released: September 15, 1965
Type: TV
Green Acres is an American sitcom starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a rural country farm. Produced by Filmways as a sister show to Petticoat Junction, the series was first broadcast on CBS, from September 15, 1965 to April 27, 1971. Receiving solid ratings during its six-year run, Green Acres was cancelled in 1971 as part of the "rural purge" by CBS. The sitcom has been in syndication and is available in DVD and VHS releases. In 1997, the two-part episode "A Star Named Arnold is Born" was ranked #59 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.
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Car Thieves
Title: Car Thieves
Character: Komugi
Released: October 4, 1964
Type: Movie
Mixed-race children in Japan become involved in the petty theft of car parts.
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Title: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Released: September 25, 1964
Type: TV
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.
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Title: The Hollywood Palace
Character: Self - Singer
Released: January 4, 1964
Type: TV
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.