Christina Kokubo

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Christina Kokubo
Born(1950-07-27)July 27, 1950
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 2007(2007-06-09) (aged 56)
Occupation(s)Actress, drama teacher
Years active1974–1997

Christina Kokubo (July 27, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan – June 9, 2007) was an American film and television actress; she was also a drama teacher.

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Career

Kokubo appeared in several feature films, including The Yakuza (1975), a neo-noir gangster film set in Japan, and Midway (1976), in which she played a Japanese-American who has a troubled romance with a white naval officer during World War II. [1] [2]

She also appeared in several television productions, including appearing as Paramedic Faith Yee in thirteen episodes (1984–1988) of St. Elsewhere , a medical-drama television series. Additionally, Kokubo participated in several documentary films about the yakuza crime syndicate in Japan.[ citation needed ]

In 1984, Kokubo portrayed a samurai's wife in Three Confessions at the Cast-at-the-Circle theater. [3]

Teaching and legacy

For seven years, Kokubo taught acting classes at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, California. [4] Spearheading the Los Angeles premier non-profit theater for the blind called "Changing Perceptions." Kokubo's Class — a non-profit organization that offers drama therapy to the disabled in the Los Angeles area, is named in her memory. [ citation needed ]

Death

Christina Kokubo died in 2007, at age 56, of complications from breast cancer. [ where? ]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 The Yakuza Hanako
1976 Midway Haruko Sakura
1978 Hawaii Five-O Eugenie BarlowTV series, Episode: "Invitation to Murder"
1986 Just Between Friends Nurse
1984-1988 St. Elsewhere Paramedic Faith YeeTV series, 14 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Database (undated) "Midway (1976)". co-published by Baseline StudioSystems and All Media Guide (hosted on The New York Times website). Accessed January 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ "'Midway". Victoria Advocate. Texas, Victoria. August 29, 1976. p. 51. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ Christon, Lawrence (August 2, 1984). "'Confessions': A guessing game to drive you mad". The Los Angeles Times. p. 6 Part VI. Retrieved February 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Christina Kokubo". TV Time. Retrieved February 9, 2025.


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