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Chris Tashima
Actor

Chris Tashima

24 Mar 1960Born
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USABirthplace

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.

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Most recently, he played the hard-nosed Uncle Bob in the generational family comedy No No Girl from writer/director Paul Daisuke Goodman--for which he received two nominations at the Austin Revolution Film Festival, and he plays Hiro in Brian M. Tang's action/fantasy short Kodama, receiving its world premiere at SXSW 2023.

Tashima received an Academy Award® for directing the dramatic short film Visas and Virtue, a re-telling of the heroic actions of Holocaust rescuer Chiune Sugihara. In addition he co-wrote the screenplay adapting a one-act play by Tim Toyama, and starred as the Humanitarian diplomat Sugihara. He also directed, co-wrote and starred in the WWII Japanese American internment short film Day of Independence which was nominated for a NATAS Northern California Area Emmy®. These two directorial works came from Tashima's own Cedar Grove Productions, an indie entertainment house aiming to "Boldly defy mainstream Hollywood by giving Asian Americans the close-up onscreen."

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2023KodamaFilm: Hiro
  2. 2022No No GirlFilm: Uncle Bob
  3. 2018Surviving Theater 9Film: Professor Cambro
  4. 2017Go for BrokeFilm: Shigeo Yoshida
  5. 2014Under the Blood-Red SunFilm: Papa Nakaji
  6. 2013Real Playing GameFilm: Mr. Chan
  7. 2012Lil Tokyo ReporterFilm: Sei Fujii
  8. 2012Model MinorityFilm: Ken Tanaka
  9. 2009Half KennethFilm: Masamichi
  10. 2006AmericaneseFilm: Raymond Ding
  11. 2003Day of IndependenceFilm: The Umpire, Director
  12. 2002Barrier DeviceFilm: Actor in Diamond Jeweler Commercial (uncredited)
  13. 2002The ShieldSeries: Chris Yamamoto (scenes deleted) (1 episode)
  14. 1999Independent LensSeries: Director, Writer (1 episode)
  15. 1998Lani Loa: The PassageFilm: Bong
  16. 1997Visas and VirtueFilm: Chiune 'Sempo' Sugihara, Director
  17. 1997Strawberry FieldsFilm: Mark
  18. 1997Vital SignsSeries: Surgeon (1 episode)
  19. 1995RequiemFilm: Philip
  20. 1991The Perfect WeaponFilm: Bag Man
  21. 1988Unsolved MysteriesSeries: Stunt Coordinator (segment "Brandon Lee") (1 episode)
  22. 1987OverkillFilm: Nagumo Jr.
  23. 1987Lethal WeaponFilm: Fire Rescue Attendant (uncredited)
  24. 1986Night of the CreepsFilm: Extra (uncredited)
  25. 1986The Karate Kid Part IIFilm: The Rockabilly Club Dancer (uncredited)
  26. 1986Chisai SamuraiFilm: Director
  27. 1985Savage DawnFilm: Extra (uncredited)
  28. 1985Once BittenFilm: Dream Sequence Extra (uncredited)
  29. 1985GenerationFilm: Gang Extra (uncredited)
  30. 1985KillzoneFilm: Crawford's Men
  31. 1985Moving ViolationsFilm: Parade Extra (uncredited)
  32. 1985The Sure ThingFilm: Frat Guy at Punch Bowl (uncredited)
  33. 1985SaraSeries: Concert Goer (uncredited) (1 episode)
  34. 1985Scandal SheetFilm: (uncredited)
  35. 1985Not My KidFilm: Student (uncredited)
  36. 1985The Hour of the OxFilm: James
  37. 1985The Mechanical UniverseSeries: Freefall Rider (segment "Magic Mountain") (1 episode)
  38. 1984Breakin' 2: Electric BoogalooFilm: Club Patron (uncredited)
  39. 19841st & TenSeries: Reporter (uncredited) (1 episode)
  40. 1984A Nightmare on Elm StreetFilm: Boy in Nancy's English Class (uncredited)
  41. 1984Highway to HeavenSeries: Camper's Dad (uncredited) (1 episode)
  42. 1982St. ElsewhereSeries: Technician (uncredited) (1 episode)
  43. 1981The Fall GuySeries: Bar Patron (uncredited) (1 episode)
  44. 1979Investigation of FearFilm: Director, Writer

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