Danny Kamekona

Danny Kamekona (November 15, 1935 – May 2, 1996) was an American actor.^[1]

Danny Kamekona
Kamekona as Sato Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II
Born	(1935-11-05)November 5, 1935 Hilo, Hawaii
Died	May 2, 1996(1996-05-02) (aged 60) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1968–1996
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse	Michiko Kamekona
Children	2

Television and movie career

Kamekona began his acting career on television, debuting in a 1968 episode of Hawaii Five-O, one of 32 different appearances over 11 years. Other TV appearances included The Brian Keith Show; Sanford and Son (incidentally, as a Honolulu police detective in the three-part episode "The Hawaiian Connection", a nod to his Hawaii Five-O character); Barnaby Jones; six episodes of Magnum, P.I.; 21 Jump Street; L.A. Law; Walker, Texas Ranger; and his last TV appearance, in 1995's Burke's Law. He appeared as Agawa, employed by Riochi Tanaka in the episode "The Rising Sun Of Death" of the series Miami Vice.

The Karate Kid Part II was Kamekona's debut movie appearance in 1986. Other movie appearances included Black Widow (with Terry O'Quinn), Problem Child (with Michael Richards), Honeymoon in Vegas, and his final movie appearance, 1993's Robot Wars.

Personal appearances

Actor participant in brief training scene re-enactment during PR tour of trilogy (April 23, 1989), besides the Rose Theatre Shakespearian event day, accompanied by many of The Karate Kid Part II cast members, and was a featured character during the tributes to Magnum, P.I.

Death

Kamekona was found dead in his Los Angeles, California, apartment on May 2, 1996, at age 60.^[1] He had been dead for several days in his bathroom, according to friends and family members. A heart attack was speculated. However, the exact cause of death was never revealed.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Karate Kid Part II	Sato Toguchi
1987	Black Widow	Detective
1988	Aloha Summer	Reverend
1989	Collision Course	Oshima
1989	Robot Jox	Dr. Matsumoto
1990	Problem Child	Mr. Hirohito
1990	Come See the Paradise	Mr. Nishikawa
1991	Night of the Warrior	Chang
1991	Goodbye Paradise	Lt. Nomura
1992	Honeymoon in Vegas	Niko
1993	Robot Wars	Wa-Lee

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1968-1980	Hawaii Five-O	Various characters	33 episodes
1981-1984	Magnum, P.I.	Various characters	6 episodes
1987	Miami Vice	Agawa	Episode: "The Rising Sun of Death"
1989–1990	Jake and the Fatman	Lt. Kamalani/Makala	2 episodes
1991	L.A. Law	Yoshi Nakajima	Episode: "Mutinies on the Banzai"
1992	Santa Barbara	Mr. Taksan	3 episodes
1993	Raven	Takuya Makura	Episode: "Playback"
1993	Walker, Texas Ranger	Mitsua Usagi	Episode: "A Shadow in the Night"
1993	Wild Palms	Ushio	Episode: The Floating World" (Uncredited)
1993	Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero	Dr. Hasagawa	Episode: "Dino Might (Gomora)"
1994–1995	Burke's Law	Henry	Regular role; 27 episodes