Revision as of 18:25, 25 August 2022

The Simpsons

There have been a few interesting appearances of Japan in the Simpsons.

Episodes

One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish S02E11
In Marge We Trust S08E22 Mr. Sparkle
Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo S10E23
Homerzilla S27E05
Married to the Blob S25E10

Couch Gags

Sushi Couch Gag before Walking Big and Tall S26E13
Sushi Rolls couch gag before How I Wet Your Mother S23E16

Characters

Master Sushi Chef

Master Sushi Chef of The Happy Sumo is voiced by Japanese American Sab Shimono. He has appeared in the episodes "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish", "In Marge We Trust" and "The Wife Aquatic". He has played the Master Sushi Chef, Mr. Sparkle and a Japanese fisherman.

Akira

Akira is the waiter at the The Happy Sumo.

Voiced by George Takei. George Takei is a Japanese American actor who is famous for playing Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek. He has appeared in the Simpsons five times, and has voiced Akira in One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish, a Chinese waiter in The Old Man and the Key, Wink in Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo, and himself in The Burns Cage and Haw-Haw Land. He was going to appear in Marge vs. the Monorail but was replaced by Leonard Nimoy.

Toshiro

Toshiro is the apprentice sushi chef at The Happy Sumo.

Joey Miyashima was the voice of Toshiro in the episode One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish.

Hostess

Diana Tanaka was the voice of the hostess in the episode One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish.

Kumiko Albertson

Kumiko Albertson (アルバートソン久美子) (née Nakamura (中村)) is a mangaka and a Japanese manga fan. She is the wife of Comic Book Guy. | The Android Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop Her father is Yutaka Nakamura and mother is Michiko Nakamura

Locations

The Happy Sumo

The Happy Sumo on The Simpsons WIki

The The Happy Sumo is a Japanese restaurant. Among the restaurant's menu offerings are all kinds of sushi, including fugu, which can be fatally poisonous if not properly prepared. The Master Sushi Chef is the only person at the restaurant qualified to prepare fugu. The restaurant also offers karaoke. It is located on Elm St.

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 =Episodes=
-* [[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]] S02E11
+* [[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (The Simpsons)|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]] S02E11
 * In Marge We Trust S08E22 [[Mr. Sparkle (The Simpsons)|Mr. Sparkle]]
 * [[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]] S10E23
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 =Master Sushi Chef=
-[[Master Sushi Chef (The Simpsons)|Master Sushi Chef]] of [[The Happy Sumo (The Simpsons)|The Happy Sumo]] is voiced by [[Sab Shimono]] is an American actor. He has appeared in the episodes "[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]", "In Marge We Trust" and "The Wife Aquatic". He has played the Master Sushi Chef, [[Mr. Sparkle (The Simpsons)|Mr. Sparkle]]  and a Japanese fisherman.
+[[Master Sushi Chef (The Simpsons)|Master Sushi Chef]] of [[The Happy Sumo (The Simpsons)|The Happy Sumo]] is voiced by Japanese American [[Sab Shimono]]. He has appeared in the episodes "[[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (The Simpsons)|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]", "In Marge We Trust" and "The Wife Aquatic". He has played the Master Sushi Chef, [[Mr. Sparkle (The Simpsons)|Mr. Sparkle]]  and a Japanese fisherman.
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 =Toshiro=
-[[Toshiro (The Simpsons)|Toshiro]] is the apprentice sushi chef at [[Happy Sumo (The Simpsons)|The Happy Sumo]]
+[[Toshiro (The Simpsons)|Toshiro]] is the apprentice sushi chef at [[The Happy Sumo (The Simpsons)|The Happy Sumo]].
-[[Joey Miyashima]] was the voice of Toshiro in the episode [[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]].
+[[Joey Miyashima]] was the voice of Toshiro in the episode [[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (The Simpsons)|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]].
 =Hostess=
-[[Diana Tanaka]] was the voice of the hostess in the episode [[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]].
+[[Diana Tanaka]] was the voice of the hostess in the episode [[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish (The Simpsons)|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]].
 =Kumiko Albertson=
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 [https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Happy_Sumo The Happy Sumo on The Simpsons WIki]
-The [[Happy Sumo]] is a Japanese restaurant. Among the restaurant's menu offerings are all kinds of sushi, including fugu, which can be fatally poisonous if not properly prepared. The [[Master Sushi Chef (The Simpsons)|Master Sushi Chef]] is the only person at the restaurant qualified to prepare fugu. The restaurant also offers karaoke. It is located on Elm St.
+The [[The Happy Sumo (The Simpsons)|The Happy Sumo]] is a Japanese restaurant. Among the restaurant's menu offerings are all kinds of sushi, including fugu, which can be fatally poisonous if not properly prepared. The [[Master Sushi Chef (The Simpsons)|Master Sushi Chef]] is the only person at the restaurant qualified to prepare fugu. The restaurant also offers karaoke. It is located on Elm St.