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Christina Kokubo | |
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| Born | July 27, 1950 |
| Died | June 9, 2007 (aged 56) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, drama teacher |
| Years active | 1974–1997 |
Christina Kokubo (July 27, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan – June 9, 2007) was an American film and television actress; she was also a drama teacher.
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]
For seven years, Kokubo taught acting classes at the Braille Institute in Los Angeles, California. 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 ]
Christina Kokubo died in 2007, at age 56, of complications from breast cancer. [ where? ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975 | The Yakuza | Hanako | |
| 1976 | Midway | Haruko Sakura | |
| 1978 | Hawaii Five-O | Eugenie Barlow | TV series, Episode: "Invitation to Murder" |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Nurse | |
| 1984-1988 | St. Elsewhere | Paramedic Faith Yee | TV series, 14 episodes |
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