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These brothers and sisters could use a little more love to allow them to shine.

Currently we're looking through 70s TV Shows for bit-parts played by Japanese Americans.

Chico and the Man

• George Takei as Yoshi Nakamura : "Mister Butterfly" (1975)
• Pat Morita as Pat Yamaguchi : "Charo Takes Over" (1977)
• Jerry Fujikawa as Chang : "Gregory Peck Is a Rooster" (1977)

Good Times

• Eileen Saki as Waitress ; "Cousin Raymond" (1979)

Welcome Back, Kotter

• Pat Morita as Taro Takahashi : "Career Day" (1976)

Sanford and Son

• Pat Morita 7 episodes, 1974-1976
  • Sergeant Gork (1976) as Colonel Hiakowa
  • Sanford and Rising Son (1975) as Ah Chew
  • The Over-the-Hill Gag (1975) as Ah Chew
  • The Masquerade Party (1975) as Ah Chew
  • Strange Bedfellows (1975) as Ah Chew
  • Going Out of Business (1974) as Ah Chew
  • There'll Be Some Changes Made (1974) as Ah Chew
• Helen Funai 1974-1975
  • Sanford and Rising Son (1975) ... Japanese Masseuse (uncredited)
  • Home Sweet Home (1974) ... Miss Funai
• Yuki Shimoda 1974
  • Home Sweet Home (1974) ... Mr. Funai
• Bob Okazaki 1974
  • Home Sweet Home (1974) as Grandfather Masaki

Happy Days

• Pat Morita as Arnold : 27 episodes, 1975-1983
• Nobu McCarthy as Momo : 1 episode, 1976
• Kimiko Hiroshige as Aunt Sumi : 1 episode, 1976
• Lloyd Kino as Marvin Lee : 1 episode, 1976
• Rollin Moriyama as Officiate : 1 episode, 1976

Other Lists to Follow Up On

• Japanese Villains (Fandom)
• Characters in Kill Bill vol. 1
• The Bridge on the River Kwai
• World War II films. Volume 2 : race films at war
• Japanese Mascots

Also Check out:

• Mercy Graves (Tao Okamoto) in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Rinko Kikuchi (Babel, Pacific Rim)