Takayo Fischer
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Takayo Fischer (born November 25, 1932) is an American stage, film and TV actress, as well as voice-over actress and singer. Personal life Fischer was born in Hardwick, California, the daughter of Issei (Japanese immigrants) Chukuro and Kinko Tsubouchi. During World War II, as a young child, she and her family were forcibly evacuated from the West Coast and spent time in the Fresno Assembly Center before being relocated to Jerome and Rohwer internment camps. Fischer later lived in Chicago, Illinois, where, as a young adult, she won the crown of "Miss Nisei Queen." She attended Rollins College from 1951-1953. After her 2nd year at Rollins College she married Dean Doran the day after he graduated from Rollins, in the college chapel, and had 3 children by him within 4 years. Toya: (1954), John (1956) Juliet (1957.). She married Sy Fischer, 2nd husband, (an entertainment executive) on November 29, 1980 . Her 2nd husband has 2 children Stewart and Peter. She resides in Los Angeles. Career Fischer appeared in the stage production of The World of Suzie Wong in New York in 1958. She won a Drama-Logue Award for ensemble performance for Tea at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. She has also appeared in many productions with East West Players in Los Angeles, including Into The Woods. She toured the U.S. and Europe in The Peony Pavilion in 1997. Fischer has appeared in many big-budget films, including Moneyball, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as Mistress Ching, The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) as Mrs. Chu, Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and War of the Worlds (2005). She has also worked on many independent Asian American films including Americanese (2009), Only the Brave (2005), Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004) and Strawberry Fields (1997). Fischer has had numerous guest-starring roles on network television including FX's It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia as a North Korean bar owner named Mr. Kim. She is sometimes credited as "Takayo Doran." Voice work Fischer has also done voices in several cartoon programmes. Some of her well-known roles included Mister T, Battle of the Planets, Rubik the Amazing Cube, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, Saturday Supercade, The Flintstone Kids, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, The All-New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show, The Karate Kid, Capitol Critters, The Centurions, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show, Super Friends, Thundarr the Barbarian, Rambo, Wildfire, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Teen Titans, Justice League Unlimited and Avatar: The Last Airbender. She has also reprised her role as Mistress Ching in the video game version of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
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Birthday: November 25, 1932
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War of the Worlds
2005-06-13
War of the Worlds
Overview: Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Genres: Adventure Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-13
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007-05-19
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Overview: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann join forces with the revived Captain Barbossa to free Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker. The group must navigate dangerous waters, confront many foes and, ultimately, choose sides in a battle wherein piracy itself hangs in the balance.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-19
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Pacific Heights
1990-09-28
Pacific Heights
Overview: A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-09-28
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Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991-08-23
Showdown in Little Tokyo
Overview: An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-23
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Uncross the Stars
2008-01-01
Uncross the Stars
Overview: The Story follows Troy, a young man whose beloved wife passes away. The movie opens at her funeral, and Troy, ill-equipped to deal with this kind of grief at this stage in his life, just shuts down. Lost for direction, he receives in the mail a letter his wife wrote him while she was sick, which asks him to build his Aunt Hilda a porch. With nowhere else to turn, Troy drives to where his aunt lives in the desert. There, he meets with his Aunt Hilda, a supporting cast of crazy fun old ladies, and Bobby, a kind of wise cowboy, all of whom make it easier for Troy to find the place within to deal with his grief and move forward, and help open Troy's eyes that his pain is not unique. In the Process, Troy also learns the Difference between "true love" and "love at first sight".
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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Moneyball
2011-09-23
Moneyball
Overview: The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-23
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Ocha Cups for Christmas
2002-06-07
Ocha Cups for Christmas
Overview: It is Christmas in Japan and Karen, an American exchange student, is miserably homesick, in spite of the kindness of the Japanese couple she lives with.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-06-07
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The Wash
1988-08-17
The Wash
Overview: Mako is a neglectful husband. Not the most loving man. His wife gradually encounters a widower who is a kind, gentle figure. She eventually makes the transition to leave her husband and go to this fellow.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-17
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Model Minority
2012-05-11
Model Minority
Overview: Kayla, an underprivileged Japanese American 16 year old, endangers her promising future as an aspiring artist when she becomes involved with a drug dealer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-11
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The Activated Man
2024-12-13
The Activated Man
Overview: After Ors Gabriel loses his beloved dog to cancer, the shock from the trauma produces strange vision projections that force Ors to wrestle with two possibilities: that his mind has fractured, or that it's actually real.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-12-13
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American Geisha
1986-09-11
American Geisha
Overview: On a trip to Japan, an American student watches the lives of the Geishas in a tea house.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-11
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Based on an Untrue Story
1993-09-20
Based on an Untrue Story
Overview: Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is cruelly struck down by a rare condition called anosmia, which robs her of her sense of smell and could even kill her. With time fast running out, she begins a frantic search for the only people who can provide the tissue-donations she desperately needs: her long-lost sisters, Corduroy and Velour.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-20
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Internal Affairs
1988-11-06
Internal Affairs
Overview: A skilled police detective in a case involving the strange, sadistic murder of a young prostitute who has been killed in exactly the same fashion as a young nightclub singer in Saigon during the Vietnam War. At the same time, the detective attempts to ferret out corruption in the police ranks.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-06
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Blood Run
1994-01-01
Blood Run
Overview: A workaholic cop begins to suspect that his new lover may also be a serial killer.
Genres: TV Movie Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Strawberry Fields
1997-03-09
Strawberry Fields
Overview: After a visit from the ghost of her sister, a rebellious 16 year old Japanese American girl hits the road with her boyfriend in search of a better life. Hooking up with activist friends along the way, she comes to an important realization about her past: that her parents were incarcerated in an internment camp during World War II. She detours her road trip, ditches her boyfriend and drives off into the Arizona desert in a determined search for the truth that will set her free.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-09
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Americanese
2006-03-15
Americanese
Overview: Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let go. Torn apart by mismatched ideals, meddling friends, and the complexities of racial identities, they find other suitable mates but cannot stay away from each other
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-15
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The Pursuit of Happyness
2006-12-14
The Pursuit of Happyness
Overview: A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-14
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Baby Brokers
1994-02-21
Baby Brokers
Overview: A woman (Cybill Shepherd) financially supports the natural parents in hope of adopting their newborn, but she discovers she is the victim of a scam.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-21
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The Watcher
2016-10-01
The Watcher
Overview: Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house... and that someone -- or something -- is determined to drive them out.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-01
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Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
2023-10-30
Bond of Justice: Kizuna Part I - Encounter
Overview: A rookie detective's friend is brutally murdered by the Japanese mafia, she must revenge for her and bring justice to the world, as an assassin.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2023-10-30
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2005-12-06
Memoirs of a Geisha
Overview: In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-06
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Only The Brave
2006-10-23
Only The Brave
Overview: A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars – making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-23
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