Chris Tashima
Chris Tashima
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Chris Tashima

Actor 1960-03-24 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Chris Tashima is an award-winning American actor and director. He has starred in numerous independent feature films, most notably as the romantic lead opposite Joan Chen, Allison Sie, Kelly Hu and Autumn Reeser, in Eric Byler's Americanese which won a Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Ensemble Cast at SXSW. He was awarded Best Actor in a Supporting Role, at the inaugural Love International Film Festival, for his portrayal of Papa Nakaji in Tim Savage's World War II family drama Under the Blood Red Sun produced by...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

1984 · Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987 · Fire Rescue Attendant (uncredited)

The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

1986 · The Rockabilly Club Dancer (uncredited)

The Shield

The Shield

2002 · Chris Yamamoto (scenes deleted)

Night of the Creeps

Night of the Creeps

1986 · Extra (uncredited)

Once Bitten

Once Bitten

1985 · Dream Sequence Extra (uncredited)

The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing

1985 · Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited)

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984 · Camper's Dad (uncredited)

The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

1981 · Bar Patron (uncredited)

Unsolved Mysteries

Unsolved Mysteries

1988 · Stunt Coordinator (segment "Brandon Lee")

The Perfect Weapon

The Perfect Weapon

1991 · Bag Man

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

1984 · Club Patron (uncredited)

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982 · Technician (uncredited)

Moving Violations

Moving Violations

1985 · Parade Extra (uncredited)

Savage Dawn

Savage Dawn

1985 · Extra (uncredited)

Real Playing Game

Real Playing Game

2013 · Mr. Chan

1st & Ten

1st & Ten

1984 · Reporter (uncredited)

Under the Blood-Red Sun

Under the Blood-Red Sun

2014 · Papa Nakaji

Model Minority

Model Minority

2012 · Ken Tanaka

Visas and Virtue

Visas and Virtue

1997 · Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara