Cast & creator
Sab Shimono
Best known for The Simpsons, The Blacklist, Hawaii Five-0
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.
Also known as: Saburo Shimono, 夏野萨博
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film credits
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television credits
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1970–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (91)
Showing 91 of 91 credits
The Simpsons
Master Sushi Chef (voice)
1989
The Blacklist
Daniel Nakamoto
2013
Hawaii Five-0
Uncle Keako
2010
Two and a Half Men
Hiroshi
2003
Seinfeld
Executive #1
1989
The X-Files
Gung Bituen
1993
Mad Men
Ichiro Kimura
2007
ER
Dr. Okida
1994
Knots Landing
Pharmacist
1979
Magnum P.I.
George Nakamura
2018
M*A*S*H
1972
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Murakami (voice)
2012
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Ichiro Yamashiro
2016
American Playhouse
Sadao
1982American Playhouse
Takahashi Hosoume
1982
Knight Rider
Hito Osaka
1982
Quincy, M.E.
Tokamo
1976Quincy, M.E.
Governor Tokamo
1976Quincy, M.E.
Ito
1976
The Waltons
1972
Jackie Chan Adventures
Uncle (voice)
2000
Airwolf
Ko
1984
Longmire
Francis Igawa
2012
Cagney & Lacey
Cunningham
1982
Hart to Hart
1979
Newhart
Sunatra
1982
Remington Steele
Kenji Ito
1982Remington Steele
Sam Kuromatsu
1982
Samurai Jack
Emperor (voice)
2001
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Master Yu / Additional Voices (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender
Master Yu (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender
Gyatso (voice)
2005Avatar: The Last Airbender
Additional Voices (voice)
2005
The Boondocks
Mr. Long Dou (voice)
2005
The Steve Harvey Show
Bobby Wong
1996
Justice League Unlimited
Monk (voice)
2004
Dear John
Charlie Moura
1988
The Terror
Kazu
2018
Jack & Jill
Mr. Tanaka
1999
Legion of Super Heroes
K3NT (voice)
2006
Conan the Barbarian
Subotai (voice) (uncredited)
1982
Waterworld
Elder
1995
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
All-American Girl
Sammy
1994
Flaked
Wild Bill
2016
Presumed Innocent
'Painless' Kumagai
1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Lord Norinaga
1993
Midway
Lt. Tomonaga
1976
The Big Hit
Jiro Nishi
1998
Old Dogs
Yoshiro Nishamura
2009
Ben 10: Race Against Time
Old Man
2008
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
1980
The Shadow
Dr. Roy Tam
1994
3 Ninjas Kick Back
Koga
1994
Gung Ho
Mr. Saito
1986
Southland Tales
Hideo Takehashi
2007
Blind Date
Mr. Yakamoto
1987
Gung Ho
Saito
1986
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword
Mr. Takagawa (voice)
2009
The Hospital
Operating Room Staff Member (uncredited)
1971
Pacific Overtures
Manjiro
1976
Come See the Paradise
Mr. Kawamura
1990
Nice Dreams
Oriental Bus Boy
1981
Paradise Road
Colonel Hirota
1997
The Challenge
Toshio Yoshida
1982
When Hell Was in Session
Cao
1979
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
Dr. Fujita
1990
The Watcher
Wendell
2016
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
The Emperor (voice)
2017
Robot Stories
John
2003
Suture
Dr. Max Shinoda
1993
Ice Planet
Karteez Rumla
2001
Family Gathering
2013
Rabbit Test
Chinese Leader
1978
The Sensei
Taki Nakano
2008
The Activated Man
Mr. Hideyoshi
2024And the Soul Shall Dance
Murata
1978
Silent Cries
Natsume
1993
Operation Othello
Brabantino
Where the Toys Come From
Kenji
1983
Americanese
Wood Ding
2006
Par 6
Mr. Watsabi
2002
Loving
Byron
1970
Pueblo
North Korean Officer
1973
Parades
Togo
1972
Mandrake
Ho
1979
Modesty Blaise
Weng
1982
The Arcadian
Moto
2011
The Wash
Sadao
1988
Life Tastes Good
Harry
1999
Half Kenneth
Takahiro
2009