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Garret T. Sato

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Garret T. Sato
Born(1964-11-07)November 7, 1964
Died25 March 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 55)

Garret T. Sato (November 7, 1964 – March 25, 2020)[1][2][3] was an American actor who was born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii. He attended Aiea High School and Leeward Community College where he took up acting. He was Yonsei (fourth generation Japanese American). Prior to his death, he resided in Los Angeles and Oahu, Hawaii.

Acting roles

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Film credits

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Sato has well over 80 credits, including such films as Midway, The Shadow, Pearl Harbor, Beyond Paradise, Street Kings and The Mask. In 2005, he played a role in Lane Nishikawa's film Only the Brave, about the Japanese American segregated fighting unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of World War II. He had a short film Mojave 43 premiered at the AFI. Sato appeared in the 2013 films The Wolverine, ODE IN BLOOD. In 2016, he was in pre-production on "House Rules" and premiered in five films Megan, Leland, Buddy Solitaire, The Last Tour and Eternal Salvation .

Television credits

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He also appeared in numerous television shows such as: The Family Business, Inhumans, Alias, ER, 24 and NCIS: Los Angeles. He was recurring on Hawaii Five-0 as Detective Ahuna. He was quoted as saying, "As an actor I take great pride in the art of acting for it is part of WHO I AM."

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Son in Law Male Hairdresser
1994 The Shadow Mongol
1994 The Mask Dorian Tyrell (in makeup) Uncredited
1995 Midnight Man Uncredited
1995 The Dangerous Ryo
1996 Bulletproof Bad Guy
1998 Beyond Paradise Angry ex-boyfriend
2001 Pearl Harbor Japanese Soldier #2
2003 Chick Street Fighter Bobby Chang
2005 Lethal Triad
2006 Only the Brave Cpl. Richard 'Hilo' Imamura
2006 All In Black Tie Asian Player
2006 Aces Chow
2006 Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact Satoshi
2007 Machine Cho
2008 The Flyboys Sato
2008 Street Kings Toilet Man
2008 Stiletto Aki
2009 Fear of Attraction Monk
2009 Bonita Beach Bob Jerome
2010 Corrado Jimmy Kim
2010 Project Purgatory Yudai Yamaguchi
2011 Violent Blue Liam
2011 Wasteland Keo Tanaka
2011 Knots Hoku's Dad
2011 Repeat Offenders: Jamais Vu Hiroshi Katana
2013 Blue Dream
2013 The Wolverine Dying Yakuza
2015 To Topple an Empire Charlie
2016 Buddy Solitaire Tyson
2016 The Last Tour Meat
2016 Caged Beauty The Apostle
2016 Eternal Salvation Eddie Sing
2017 Jurassic School Sammy
2018 Sleeping Dogs Lie Mr. Nakamura
2018 Megan Ganu Yoshida Short
2018 Leland Leland Short
2019 Midway Japanese Officer (Prison)

References

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  1. ^ "SAG-AFTRA Spring 2020 Edition". SAG AFTRA. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Garret Sato | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  3. ^ "We are all still at home, here is more AAPI stuff to watch…". fairyprincessdiaries. 2020-03-29. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
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