Yuji Okumoto

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Summary

Yuji Okumoto is an actor and producer known for playing Chozen in The Karate Kid Part II and Cobra Kai, with other credits including Better Off Dead, True Believer, The Truman Show, and Inception. In a 1989 interview, he said Asian actors should avoid stereotypes; decades later, he spoke about Asian American visibility and urged actors and other people of color to create their own stories. No public partisan campaigning or broader activist affiliations are on record. He is married and has children.