Chris Tashima
Known for
Acting
Born
March 24, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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 Dana Satler Hankins. He portrayed real-life educator/activist Shigeo Yoshida in the 442nd RCT origin story Go For Broke from producer/screenwriter Stacey Hayashi. Most recently, h...
Best known work
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984
Lethal Weapon
1987
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
Near Dark
1987
The Shield
2002
Night of the Creeps
1986
Once Bitten
1985
The Sure Thing
1985
Highway to Heaven
1984Filmography
2023
Kodamaas Hiro
2022
No No Girlas Uncle Bob
2020
Searching for Anna May Wongas Self
2018
Surviving Theater 9as Professor Cambro
2017
Go for Brokeas Shigeo Yoshida
2014
Under the Blood-Red Sunas Papa Nakaji
2013
Real Playing Gameas Mr. Chan
2012
Lil Tokyo Reporteras Sei Fujii
2012
Model Minorityas Ken Tanaka
2009
Half Kennethas Masamichi
2006
Americaneseas Raymond Ding
2003
Day of Independenceas The Umpire, Director, Co-Writer
2002
Barrier Deviceas Actor in Diamond Jeweler Commercial (uncredited)
2002
1999
1998
Lani Loa: The Passageas Bong
1997
Visas and Virtueas Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara, Director, Co-Writer
1997
Strawberry Fieldsas Mark
1997
1995
Requiemas Philip
1991
The Perfect Weaponas Bag Man
1988
Liberace: Behind the MusicCarpenter
1988
1988
1988