Sab Shimono
Acting • Born 1937-07-31
Biography
Saburo "Sab" Shimono (born July 31, 1937) is an American actor. He began his career on stage on Broadway and in regional theaters, starring in musicals like Mame, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, and Pacific Overtures. He has appeared in dozens of films, including Midway (1976), Gung Ho (1986), Presumed Innocent (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Waterworld (1995), Southland Tales (2006), and Old Dogs (2009). He also has extensive television credits including episodes of M*A*SH, Quincy, M.E., Remington Steele, The X-Files, Seinfeld, Mad Men, and The Blacklist. Shimono's voice roles include Uncle Chan in Jackie Chan Adventures, the Emperor in Samurai Jack, and Monk Gyatso in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Filmography
88 credits
Operation Othello
Movie
Brabantino
Ice Planet
Movie • 2001
Karteez Rumla
Southland Tales
Movie • 2007
Hideo Takehashi
Rabbit Test
Movie • 1978
Chinese Leader
Presumed Innocent
Movie • 1990
'Painless' Kumagai
The Shadow
Movie • 1994
Dr. Roy Tam
Gung Ho
Movie • 1986
Saito
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Movie • 2009
Mr. Takagawa (voice)
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Movie • 1994
Koga
Ben 10: Race Against Time
Movie • 2008
Old Man
Come See the Paradise
Movie • 1990
Mr. Kawamura
Suture
Movie • 1993
Dr. Max Shinoda
The Wash
Movie • 1988
Sadao
Modesty Blaise
Movie • 1982
Weng
Silent Cries
Movie • 1993
Natsume
Half Kenneth
Movie • 2009
Takahiro
The Activated Man
Movie • 2024
Mr. Hideyoshi
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Movie • 1993
Lord Norinaga
Blind Date
Movie • 1987
Mr. Yakamoto
Old Dogs
Movie • 2009
Yoshiro Nishamura
Family Gathering
Movie • 2013
The Challenge
Movie • 1982
Toshio Yoshida
The Hospital
Movie • 1971
Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
When Hell Was in Session
Movie • 1979
Cao
The Sensei
Movie • 2008
Taki Nakano
Paradise Road
Movie • 1997
Colonel Hirota
Nice Dreams
Movie • 1981
Oriental Bus Boy
Americanese
Movie • 2006
Wood Ding
Where the Toys Come From
Movie • 1983
Kenji
Robot Stories
Movie • 2003
John
Pacific Overtures
Movie • 1976
Manjiro
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
Movie • 2017
The Emperor (voice)
The Watcher
Movie • 2016
Wendell
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Movie • 1990
Dr. Fujita
Mandrake
Movie • 1979
Ho
Waterworld
Movie • 1995
Elder
The Big Hit
Movie • 1998
Jiro Nishi
The Arcadian
Movie • 2011
Moto
Parades
Movie • 1972
Togo
Pueblo
Movie • 1973
North Korean Officer
Midway
Movie • 1976
Lt. Tomonaga
Loving
Movie • 1970
Byron
Conan the Barbarian
Movie • 1982
Subotai (voice, uncredited)
Par 6
Movie • 2002
Mr. Watsabi
Life Tastes Good
Movie • 1999
Harry
And the Soul Shall Dance
Movie • 1978
Murata
Mad Men
TV • 2007
Ichiro Kimura
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Master Sushi Chef (voice)
Jackie Chan Adventures
TV • 2000
Uncle (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV • 2005
Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)
M*A*S*H
TV • 1972
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Executive #1
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Kenji Ito
Jack & Jill
TV • 1999
Knight Rider
TV • 1982
Hito Osaka
Two and a Half Men
TV • 2003
Hiroshi
Samurai Jack
TV • 2001
Emperor (voice)
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Pharmacist
Tales of the Gold Monkey
TV • 1982
Newhart
TV • 1982
Sunatra
Legion of Super Heroes
TV • 2006
K3NT (voice)
The Steve Harvey Show
TV • 1996
Bobby Wong
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Gung Bituen
Hart to Hart
TV • 1979
The Waltons
TV • 1972
ER
TV • 1994
Dr. Okida
Gung Ho
TV • 1986
Mr. Saito
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV • 1980
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Monk (voice)
All-American Girl
TV • 1994
Sammy
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV • 2016
Ichiro Yamashiro
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Daniel Nakamoto
Airwolf
TV • 1984
Ko
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Sam Kuromatsu
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV • 2005
Master Yu (voice)
Dear John
TV • 1988
Charlie Moura
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Tokamo
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Governor Tokamo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV • 2012
Murakami (voice)
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Ito
The Terror
TV • 2018
Kazu
Flaked
TV • 2016
Wild Bill
Hawaii Five-0
TV • 2010
Uncle Keako
Longmire
TV • 2012
Francis Igawa
Magnum P.I.
TV • 2018
George Nakamura
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV • 2005
Gyatso (voice)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV • 2005
Additional Voices (voice)
Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Cunningham