John Fujioka
Biography
John Fujioka was born on June 29, 1925 in Olaa, Hawaii, USA. He is an actor, known for Pearl Harbor (2001), Mortal Kombat (1995) and Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981).
93years old at death
- Born Keaau
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- 藤岡守 (birth name)Also credited as John Mamoru Fujioka
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 39 years1962 to 2001
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First role
In The World of Suzie Wong, Fujioka began as an understudy, a part he went on to play both on Broadway and with the national touring company.
Big break
In Stanley Kramer's The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya, Fujioka took the part of General Tomoyuki Yamashita, a role that brought his breakthrough in 1974.
Getting ready for a role
Fujioka played the Samurai warrior Todo in 1982 on the ABC adventure show Tales of the Gold Monkey, where his character led a private army guarding Princess Kogi's trading ships in the South Seas. He trained in Japanese swordsmanship under Master Tak Kubota.
A change of course
Before acting, Fujioka served in the U.S. Army from 1944, interpreting Japanese documents in Washington, D.C., and later joining the occupation forces in Japan.
A change of course
While studying sociology at Elmhurst College in Illinois, Fujioka worked part-time as a Polynesian dancer at Honolulu Harry's Club Waikiki.
John Fujioka movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure1981 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Kamasuka
IMDb rating 7.114K votes
Most often with
Sam Firstenberg directed two of these films. Seven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's page
John P. Ryan's page
Richard Norton's page
Michael Dudikoff's page
Steve James's page
Tadashi Yamashita's page
All films by Sam Firstenberg
Also two films together1 more actor
- Yuki ShimodaThe Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) and The Octagon (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What John Fujioka's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$744 million
10 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 5 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$449M60.4% of the total
- 2$122M16.4% of the total
- 3$100M13.4% of the total
- 4$24M3.2% of the total
- 5$19M2.5% of the total
- 6$11M1.5% of the total
- 7$10M1.4% of the total
- 8$4.2M0.6% of the total
$4.6 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| American Campaign Medal | Won | ||
| Good Conduct Medal | Won | ||
| World War II Victory Medal | Won | ||
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Official profiles and reference pages.