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 Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Known for
Credits
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
as Subotai (voice) (uncredited)
Waterworld (1995)
as Elder
Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
as Old Man
Presumed Innocent (1990)
as 'Painless' Kumagai
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
as Lord Norinaga
Midway (1976)
as Lt. Tomonaga
The Shadow (1994)
as Dr. Roy Tam
Gung Ho (1986)
as Saito
The Big Hit (1998)
as Jiro Nishi
Old Dogs (2009)
as Yoshiro Nishamura
Southland Tales (2007)
as Hideo Takehashi
The Hospital (1971)
as Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
Blind Date (1987)
as Mr. Yakamoto
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009)
as Mr. Takagawa (voice)
Pacific Overtures (1976)
as Manjiro
3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994)
as Koga
Nice Dreams (1981)
as Oriental Bus Boy
Family Gathering (2013)
Actor
Come See the Paradise (1990)
as Mr. Kawamura
The Challenge (1982)
as Toshio Yoshida
Paradise Road (1997)
as Colonel Hirota
Robot Stories (2003)
as John
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie (2017)
as The Emperor (voice)
Suture (1993)
as Dr. Max Shinoda
When Hell Was in Session (1979)
as Cao
And the Soul Shall Dance (1978)
as Murata
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (1990)
as Dr. Fujita
Silent Cries (1993)
as Natsume
Rabbit Test (1978)
as Chinese Leader
Ice Planet (2001)
as Karteez Rumla
The Watcher (2016)
as Wendell
Pueblo (1973)
as North Korean Officer
Modesty Blaise (1982)
as Weng
Where the Toys Come From (1983)
as Kenji
Half Kenneth (2009)
as Takahiro
Operation Othello (—)
as Brabantino
The Sensei (2008)
as Taki Nakano
Par 6 (2002)
as Mr. Watsabi
Loving (1970)
as Byron
The Activated Man (2024)
as Mr. Hideyoshi
The Wash (1988)
as Sadao
The Arcadian (2011)
as Moto
Parades (1972)
as Togo
Americanese (2006)
as Wood Ding
Mandrake (1979)
as Ho
Life Tastes Good (1999)
as Harry