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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 1 episode, 1976
- Arnold's Wedding (1976) ... Momo
- Kimiko Hiroshige 1 episode, 1976
- Arnold's Wedding (1976) ... Aunt Sumi
- Lloyd Kino : 1 episode, 1976
- Two Angry Men (1976) ... Marvin Lee
- Rollin Moriyama : 1 episode, 1976
- Arnold's Wedding (1976) ... Officiate
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)